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Heterogeneity and continuum of multiple sclerosis phenotypes in Japanese according to the results of the fourth nationwide survey.

Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 May 2009

Ishizu Takaaki, Kira Jun-ichi, Osoegawa Manabu, Fukazawa Toshiyuki, Kikuchi Seiji, Fujihara Kazuo, Matsui Makoto, Kohriyama Tatsuo, Sobue Gen, Yamamura Takashi, Itoyama Yasuto, Saida Takahiko, Sakata Kiyomi

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There are two distinct phenotypes of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Asians, optic-spinal MS (OSMS) and conventional MS (CMS). In 2004, we performed the fourth nationwide epidemiological survey of MS. The epidemiological features were reported elsewhere; here we report the characteristic features of p...

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PMID: 19201428
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.01.008

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