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Time interval between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and the influential factors: A national registry-based study

2024; Elsevier BV; Volume: 239; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108221

1872-6968

Faezeh Khodaie, Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi, Abolfazl Hosseinnataj, Seyed Mohammad Baghbanian, Fereshteh Ashtari, Nazanin Razazian, Maryam Poursadeghfard, Nastaran Majdinasab, Hamidreza Hatamian, Samaneh Hoseini, Mohammadali Nahayati, Seyed Massood Nabavi, Fardin Faraji, Mohammad Hossein Harirchian, Nahid Hosseni Nejad Mir, Nahid Beladi Moghadam, Ehsan Sharifipour, Asghar Bayati, Hoda Kamali, Hossein Mozhdehipanah, Nazanin Jalali, Marzieh Abotorabi-Zarchi, Naser Kamyari, Roya Nikbakht, Amirreza Azimi, Samira Navardi, Hora Heidari, Mohammad Ali Sahraian, Sharareh Eskandarieh,

Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

The time to diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is of great importance for early treatment, thereby reducing the disability and burden of the disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the time from the onset of clinical symptoms to the diagnosis of MS and to evaluate the factors associated with a late diagnosis in Iranian MS patients.