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Multiple sclerosis: Lesion location may predict disability in multiple sclerosis
Jaume Sastre-Garriga1, Mar Tintoré
1Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain.
Nature Reviews. Neurology
|December 7, 2010
Abstract:
Lesion location might turn out to be an important factor in long-term disability prediction in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Using a lesion probability mapping approach, researchers have identified brain regions where the presence of MS lesions predicts an early need for bilateral walking support.
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