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How long can the pre-symptomatic phase of MS last?

Serum neurofilament light chain levels in patients with presymptomatic multiple sclerosis. Bjornevik K, Munger KL, Cortese M, et al. JAMA Neurol 2019 (Epub ahead of print). Abstract BACKGROUND: Unrecognized demyelinating events often precede the clinical onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). Identification of these events at the time of occurrence would have implications for early diagnosis […]

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