Early Onset Multiple Sclerosis: A Review for Nurse Practitioners

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 399-408

  Spiro, Deborah B ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Demyelination, adolescence; Pediatric multiple sclerosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OPTIC NEURITIS;

EID: 84867905184     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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