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Patients with MS show increased consultations several years before diagnosis

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Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experienced problems that prompted increased consultations with doctors in the five years before having the condition diagnosed, a large study has found. The authors said… Click to show full abstract

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) experienced problems that prompted increased consultations with doctors in the five years before having the condition diagnosed, a large study has found. The authors said that the findings may help to identify and treat patients earlier.1 Pathophysiological changes involved in MS start long before clinical recognition of the disease, but limited information exists on what happens to patients during this period. Researchers matched 14 428 patients who had MS with 72 059 controls and …

Keywords: years diagnosis; patients show; several years; consultations several; show increased; increased consultations

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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