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Can abnormal evoked potentials predict future clinical disability in patients with multiple sclerosis?

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boxed-textKallmann BA et al. (2006) Early abnormalities of evoked potentials and future disability in patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 12: 58–65

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