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Multiple sclerosis risk perception and acceptance for Brazilian patients
Bichuetti,Denis Bernardi; Franco,Carolina Azze; Elias,Isaac; Mendonça,Andreia C. R.; Carvalho,Lorraine Fiama Diniz; Diniz,Denise Sisterolli; Tur,CarmenABSTRACT The perception of multiple sclerosis (MS) severity and risk associated with therapies might influence shared decision making in different countries. We investigated the perception of MS severity and factors associated with risk acceptance in Brazil in 96 patients with relapsing-remitting MS using a standardized questionnaire and compared this with two European cohorts. Multiple sclerosis was perceived ...
Patients with neuromyelitis optica have a more severe disease than patients wit...
Bichuetti,Denis Bernardi; Oliveira,Enedina Maria Lobato de; Souza,Nilton Amorin de; Tintoré,Mar; Gabbai,Alberto AlainAlthough neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is known to be a more severe disease than relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), few studies comparing both conditions in a single center have been done.Methods:Comparison of our previously published cohort of 41 NMO patients with 177 RRMS patients followed in the same center, from 1994 to 2007.Results:Mean age of onset was 32.6 for NMO and 30.2 for RRMS (p=0.2062) wi...