Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: progress and challenges

Wallace Brownlee; Todd A. Hardy; Franz Fazekas; David H. Miller

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30959-x

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Multiple sclerosisNeuromyelitis opticaMedicineAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisDifferential diagnosisMedical diagnosisDiseaseMcDonald criteriaPathologySpectrum disorderEncephalomyelitisDemyelinating DisorderImmunologyPsychiatry

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Year: 2016
Type: review
Volume: 389
Issue: 10076
Pages: 1336-1346
Citations: 645
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                                    Wallace Brownlee, 
                                
                                    Todd A. Hardy, 
                                
                                    Franz Fazekas
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: progress and challenges. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 389
                            (10076)
                            , 1336-1346.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30959-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30959-x