summary: This study on relapses in MS found that half of the 182 patients did not recover completely from their relapses, and developed a half point increase on a disability scale (EDSS). The authors conclude that treatments which target relapses could reduce the accumulation of disability.

authors: Hirst C, Ingram G, Pearson O, Pickersgill T, Scolding N, Robertson N.

source: J Neurol. 2008 Jan 23 [Epub ahead of print]

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