Abstract
A sample of hospitalized MS patients was selected according to clinical and demographic criteria with the aim of establishing prognostic factors. The sample included 52 patients with first hospitalization from 1 January, 1975, to 31 December, 1976. At follow-up after 12 years a malignant course was observed in 33 patients (death in 13, severe disability in 20 patients). The malignant course was related to age at onset (3=35 years) and higher disability, progressive course and cerebellar symptoms at onset. One half of patients with a reiapsing-remitting course entered into a progressive phase of the disease after a mean duration of 7.3 years.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 249-253 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Neuroepidemiology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
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Keywords
- Disability
- Mortality
- Multiple sclerosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Neurology
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Multiple sclerosis : Disability and mortality in a cohort of clinically diagnosed patients. / Citterio, A.; Azan, G.; Bergamaschi, R.; Erbetta, A.; Cosi, V.
In: Neuroepidemiology, Vol. 8, No. 5, 1989, p. 249-253.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
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AU - Citterio, A.
AU - Azan, G.
AU - Bergamaschi, R.
AU - Erbetta, A.
AU - Cosi, V.
PY - 1989
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N2 - A sample of hospitalized MS patients was selected according to clinical and demographic criteria with the aim of establishing prognostic factors. The sample included 52 patients with first hospitalization from 1 January, 1975, to 31 December, 1976. At follow-up after 12 years a malignant course was observed in 33 patients (death in 13, severe disability in 20 patients). The malignant course was related to age at onset (3=35 years) and higher disability, progressive course and cerebellar symptoms at onset. One half of patients with a reiapsing-remitting course entered into a progressive phase of the disease after a mean duration of 7.3 years.
AB - A sample of hospitalized MS patients was selected according to clinical and demographic criteria with the aim of establishing prognostic factors. The sample included 52 patients with first hospitalization from 1 January, 1975, to 31 December, 1976. At follow-up after 12 years a malignant course was observed in 33 patients (death in 13, severe disability in 20 patients). The malignant course was related to age at onset (3=35 years) and higher disability, progressive course and cerebellar symptoms at onset. One half of patients with a reiapsing-remitting course entered into a progressive phase of the disease after a mean duration of 7.3 years.
KW - Disability
KW - Mortality
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