Treat patients with radiologically isolated syndrome when the MRI brain scan shows dissemination in time: No

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1529-1530

  Bourdette, Dennis ^a,b   Yadav, Vijayshree ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BRAIN; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OFF-LABEL USE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84868026237     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458512462075     Document Type: Article

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