| Title |
Benign Multiple Sclerosis: Does it exist?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11910-012-0292-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jorge Correale, María C. Ysrraelit, Marcela P. Fiol |
| Abstract |
Although the definition of benign multiple sclerosis (BMS) remains controversial, it is generally applied to a subgroup of MS patients showing little disease progression, with minimal disability decades after disease onset, and is based mainly on changes in motor function. Recent studies, however, reveal that deterioration of cognitive function, fatigue, pain, and depression also occur in BMS patients, causing negative impact on work and social activities, despite complete preservation of motor function. Using conventional MRI techniques, lesion load observed in BMS is similar to levels in other disease subtypes; however, newer quantitative MRI techniques show less tissue damage, as well as greater repair and compensatory efficiency following MS injury. Currently accepted criteria for BMS diagnosis may cause overestimation of true prevalence, underscoring the need for routine monitoring of nonmotor symptoms and imaging studies. Clearly, the definition of BMS currently applied in clinical practice requires reassessment. |
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| Researcher | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Other | 15 | 19% |
| Unknown | 18 | 23% |
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| Psychology | 12 | 16% |
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| Neuroscience | 4 | 5% |
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