[Analysis of 228 cases of multiple sclerosis (author's transl)]. 1979

J Boudouresques, and R Khalil, and B Tafani, and E Yermenos

The authors report some observations about 228 cases of multiple sclerosis with secure diagnosis subdivided in severe (34,6 %), common (29,8 %) and benign after the tenth year of illness (35,6 %). These observations are in agreement with classical statistic reports concerning the natural disease history : higher female incidence (64 %), average age at onset about 29,5 years, 4 main first signs (ocular [42,5 %], motor [41,5 %], ataxia [36,3 %], sensory [35 %] and remitting course [82,5 %]). Follow up study of 81 "benign" forms after the tenth year of the disease allows us to look at the freqwuency of "secondarily worsening" forms (25,7 %) and "benign remaining" ones until the twentieth year (10,1 %).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009103 Multiple Sclerosis An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in the central nervous system. Pathologic findings include multiple sharply demarcated areas of demyelination throughout the white matter of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include visual loss, extra-ocular movement disorders, paresthesias, loss of sensation, weakness, dysarthria, spasticity, ataxia, and bladder dysfunction. The usual pattern is one of recurrent attacks followed by partial recovery (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING), but acute fulminating and chronic progressive forms (see MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE) also occur. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p903) MS (Multiple Sclerosis),Multiple Sclerosis, Acute Fulminating,Sclerosis, Disseminated,Disseminated Sclerosis,Sclerosis, Multiple
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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