The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the leading causes of neurologic deficits in young adults and can lead to physical, intellectual and emotional problems. Approved treatments are expensive and are among the 10 highest budgets of the Brazilian Health Ministry. Given the diverse prevalence of MS among...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Juarez Silva Lopes, Janaína Noal, Juliana M. Finkelsztejn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000200104&lng=en&tlng=en