Depressive Symptoms Correlate with Disability and Disease Course in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: An Italian Multi-Center Study Using the Beck Depression Inventory

• C. Solaro ,

  * E-mail: csolaro@libero.it

  Affiliation Neurology Unit, Head and Neck Dept., ASL 3 “Genovese”, Genoa, Italy

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• E. Trabucco,

  Affiliations Neurology Unit, Head and Neck Dept., ASL 3 “Genovese”, Genoa, Italy, Dep. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

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• A. Signori,

  Affiliation Dept. of Health Sciences, Section of Biostatistics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

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• V. Martinelli,

  Affiliation Dept. of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

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• M. Radaelli,

  Affiliation Dept. of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

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• D. Centonze,

  Affiliations Neurology Clinic, Dept. of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome & IRCCS Neuromed, Rome, Italy, Neurology Clinic, Dept. of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome & Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Rome, Italy

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• S. Rossi,

  Affiliations Neurology Clinic, Dept. of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome & IRCCS Neuromed, Rome, Italy, Neurology Clinic, Dept. of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome & Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Rome, Italy

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• M. G. Grasso,

  Affiliation Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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• A. Clemenzi,

  Affiliation Santa Lucia Foundation, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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• S. Bonavita,

  Affiliation Neurology Clinic, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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• A. D’Ambrosio,

  Affiliation Neurology Clinic, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

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• F. Patti,

  Affiliation Department DANA, “GF Ingrassia”, Neuroscience Section (Multiple Sclerosis Centre), University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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• E. D’Amico,

  Affiliation Department DANA, “GF Ingrassia”, Neuroscience Section (Multiple Sclerosis Centre), University of Catania, Catania, Italy

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• G. Cruccu,

  Affiliation Dept. of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome—La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

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• A. Truini

  Affiliation Dept. of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Rome—La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

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