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Multiple sclerosis in South America: month of birth in different latitudes does...
Fragoso,Yara Dadalti; Adoni,Tarso; Almeida,Sandra Maria Garcia de; Alves-Leon,Soniza Vieira; Arruda,Walter Oleschko; Barbagelata-Aguero,FiorellaObjective To assess whether the month of birth in different latitudes of South America might influence the presence or severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life. Methods Neurologists in four South American countries working at MS units collected data on their patients' month of birth, gender, age, and disease progression. Results Analysis of data from 1207 MS patients and 1207 control subjects did not s...
The effect of multiple sclerosis on the professional life of a group of Brazili...
Fragoso,Yára Dadalti; Finkelsztejn,Alessandro; Giacomo,Maria Cristina B.; Russo,Liliana; Cruz,Wesley SoaresOBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the professional life of Brazilian patients. METHOD: One hundred MS patients were randomly selected from the database of the Brazilian Multiple Sclerosis Association (ABEM). An individual interview was carried out by telephone by a member of ABEM, who collected data on the patients' clinical status, educational level and professional lives. RESULTS: ...