Journal article
Disability progression in aggressive multiple sclerosis
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine disease progression in 'aggressive' multiple sclerosis (MS), British Columbia, Canada (1980-2009).
METHODS: Aggressive (or 'malignant') MS was defined as Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) ⩾6 within 5 years from onset. The first EDSS ⩾6 was termed 'baseline'. Within 2, 3 and 5 years post-baseline, patients were categorized as follows: 'worsened' or 'improved', relative to baseline EDSS (the remainder exhibited no …
Authors
Menon S; Zhu F; Shirani A; Oger J; Freedman MS; Tremlett H
Journal
Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 456–463
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
3 2017
DOI
10.1177/1352458516653273
ISSN
1352-4585