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From youth to late age: a comparative analysis of clinical and demographic profiles in multiple sclerosis by age at onset

Piotr T. Oleksy
1
,
Aleksandra Tobiasz
1
,
Magdalena Reclik
1
,
Ewa Góralczyk
1
,
Justyna Talaska
1
,
Zuzanna Szatkowska
1
,
Michalina Rzepka
2
,
Tomasz Chmiela
2
,
Weronika Galus
2
,
Joanna Siuda
2

  1. Students’ Scientific Association, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  2. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Data publikacji online: 2025/12/08
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