PREGNANCY AND MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS - THE INFLUENCE ON LONG-TERM DISABILITY

被引:68
作者
VERDRU, P
THEYS, P
DHOOGHE, MB
CARTON, H
机构
[1] CATHOLIC UNIV LEUVEN,HOSP GASTHUISBERG,DEPT NEUROL,B-3000 LOUVAIN,BELGIUM
[2] NATL CENTRUM MULTIPLE SCLEROSE,MELSBROEK,BELGIUM
关键词
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1016/0303-8467(94)90027-2
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We studied 200 female patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to investigate whether pregnancy after the onset of disease influences long term disability. As an index of progression, we used the time between disease onset and wheel-chair dependence. Patients who had at least one pregnancy after onset were wheelchair dependent after 18.6 years, versus 12.5 years for the other women (P < 0.0001). This difference remains statistically significant after correction for age at onset of disease.
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