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Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Abstract EXPANDING research, the growth of voluntary medical societies, and communications media have created familiarity with diseases formerly only occasionally identified by general physicians. Once virtuallyunheard of by the average layman, multiple sclerosis now has become a focus of growing interest to medical science, the public, and to practicing physicians. Most intelligent laymen know about the disorder, and many are acquainted with afflicted persons. Multiple sclerosis has a world-wide, though uneven, distribution with a prevalence of roughly 50 per 100,000 people in the temperate zones. Translated into more intimate terms, this suggests that even in a small community of 10,000 people, there are apt to be approximately five patients with multiple sclerosis and likely one or more young families disturbed by its occurrence in a young parent. In such a community, based on an incidence of new cases per year of approximately three per 100,000, a new patient with the disease References 1. Schumacher, G.A. (Chairman); Beebe, G.; Kibler, R.F.; Kurland, L.T.; Kurtzke, J.F.; McDowell, F.; Nagler, B.; Sibley, W.A.; Tourtellotte, W.W.; and Willmon, T.W.: Problems of Experimental Trials of Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: Report by the Panel on the Evaluation of Experimental Trials of Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis , Ann NY Acad Sci 122:552-568 ( (March 31) ) 1965.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Neurology American Medical Association

Multiple Sclerosis

Schumacher, George A.
Archives of Neurology , Volume 14 (6) – Jun 1, 1966
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1966 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9942
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10.1001/archneur.1966.00470120003001
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Abstract

Abstract EXPANDING research, the growth of voluntary medical societies, and communications media have created familiarity with diseases formerly only occasionally identified by general physicians. Once virtuallyunheard of by the average layman, multiple sclerosis now has become a focus of growing interest to medical science, the public, and to practicing physicians. Most intelligent laymen know about the disorder, and many are acquainted with afflicted persons. Multiple sclerosis has a world-wide, though uneven, distribution with a prevalence of roughly 50 per 100,000 people in the temperate zones. Translated into more intimate terms, this suggests that even in a small community of 10,000 people, there are apt to be approximately five patients with multiple sclerosis and likely one or more young families disturbed by its occurrence in a young parent. In such a community, based on an incidence of new cases per year of approximately three per 100,000, a new patient with the disease References 1. Schumacher, G.A. (Chairman); Beebe, G.; Kibler, R.F.; Kurland, L.T.; Kurtzke, J.F.; McDowell, F.; Nagler, B.; Sibley, W.A.; Tourtellotte, W.W.; and Willmon, T.W.: Problems of Experimental Trials of Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: Report by the Panel on the Evaluation of Experimental Trials of Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis , Ann NY Acad Sci 122:552-568 ( (March 31) ) 1965.Crossref

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Archives of Neurology – American Medical Association

Published: Jun 1, 1966

References

  • Problems of Experimental Trials of Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: Report by the Panel on the Evaluation of Experimental Trials of Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis
    Schumacher , G.A. (Chairman); Beebe, G.; Kibler, R.F.; Kurland, L.T.; Kurtzke, J.F.; McDowell, F.; Nagler, B.; Sibley, W.A.; Tourtellotte, W.W.; and Willmon, T.W.