Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with multiple sclerosis in uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil;perfil clínico e epidemiológico dos pacientes com esclerose múltipla na cidade de Uberaba (MG), Brasil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 69, Issue 2 A, 2011, Pages 184-187

  Ribeiro, Sônia Beatriz Félix ^a   Maia, Danilo Fonseca ^b   Ribeiro, João Batista ^a   Cardoso, Fabrízio Antônio Gomide ^a   Silva, Cátia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURITIS; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 79955872448     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000200008     Document Type: Article

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