Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in multiple sclerosis: relation to cognitive impairment and fatigue

Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating central nervous system (CNS) disease. Changes in insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1) input to the brain can affect survival of myelin and CNS cells. The study aims to investigate the relation of serum IGF-1 levels with cognitive impa...

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Main Authors: Rania S. Nageeb, Noha A. Hashim, Amal Fawzy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-018-0026-y