Bellvitge Hospital Manages to Delay by 14 Years the Time It Takes a Person with Multiple Sclerosis to Need a Cane

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The Hospital de Bellvitge (HUB), in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), has succeeded in delaying by 14 years the time it takes for a person with multiple sclerosis to need a crutch or a cane compared to the year 2000.The hospital monitors 2,000 people with multiple sclerosis, of the estimated 9,000 in Cataloniaa.If in 2000 the average age to reach a moderate degree of disability (EDSS 6) was 27.5 years after the diagnosis, today the people a…

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In just 25 years, the Bellvitge University Hospital has achieved a remarkable milestone in the care of multiple sclerosis, managing to double the time it takes for a person with this disease to need a cane or crutch to walk. In 2000, the average age to reach a moderate degree of disability (EDSS 6) was 27.5 […] The entry Bellvitge Hospital doubles the quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in 25 years appeared first on Diari de la D…