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Age at onset as a determinant of presenting phenotype and initial relapse recovery in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 1 Jan 2012
Cossburn M, Ingram G, Hirst C, Ben-Shlomo Y, Pickersgill T P, Robertson N P
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BACKGROUND: Age at onset modifies prognosis in multiple sclerosis (MS) and may also exert an effect on the characteristics of disease ignition. Understanding how age influences presentation informs disease management and may allow differentiation of distinct clinical sub-groups. OBJECTIVES: To determine the nature of age-specific presentations of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) with respect to onset symptoms,...
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