Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria

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Year: 2017
Type: review
Volume: 17
Issue: 2
Pages: 162-173
Citations: 7319
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                                    Alan J. Thompson, 
                                
                                    Brenda Banwell, 
                                
                                    Frederik Barkhof
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2017). 
                            Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria. 
                            The Lancet Neurology
                            , 17
                            (2)
                            , 162-173.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(17)30470-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(17)30470-2