Clinical implications of benign multiple sclerosis: A 20-year population-based follow-up study

摘要: In 2001, we followed up all patients from the 1991 Olmsted County Multiple Sclerosis (MS) prevalence cohort. We found that longer duration of MS and lower disability, more likely a patient is to remain stable not progress. This particularly powerful for with benign Expanded Disability Status Scale score 2 or 10 years who have greater than 90% chance remaining stable. important because these represent 17% entire These data should assist in shared therapeutic decision-making process whether start immunomodulatory medications.