The natural history of multiple sclerosis with childhood onset

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 897-904

  Renoux, Christel ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Vukusic, Sandra ^a,b,c,d   Confavreux, Christian ^a,b,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Disability; Multiple sclerosis; Natural history; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 53549115639     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.04.009     Document Type: Review

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