Is benign MS really benign? What a meaningful classification beyond the EDSS must take into consideration
Is benign MS really benign? What a meaningful classification beyond the EDSS must take into consideration
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DOI:
10.1016/j.msard.2020.102485
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发表时间:
2020-11-01
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通讯作者:
Rommer, Paulus S.
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作者:
Ellenberger, David;Flachenecker, Peter;Rommer, Paulus S.
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disease with an unpredictable course that has a broad clinical spectrum and progresses over time. If a person with MS (PwMS) shows overall mild to moderate disability even after a long duration of disease, the term benign MS (BMS) is used. However, there is currently no generally accepted definition of BMS. Most definitions are based on EDSS in connection with disease duration, i.e. EDSS