Clinical characteristics and long term prognosis in early onset multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 720-723

  Deryck, O ^a   Ketelaer, P ^b   Dubois, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b National MS Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Childhood; Multiple sclerosis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KURTZKE FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745535607     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0095-1     Document Type: Article

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