title: Clinical spectrum of multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Within the clinical spectrum of MS, emphasis is on variations, factors influencing the clinical course, and differential diagnosis and treatment, with a highlight on selection of appropriate patients for "experimental" therapies.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002648:Child; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D001379:Azathioprine