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Secondary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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Updated May 01, 2007

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Definition: A type of multiple sclerosis (MS) that some people with relapsing-remitting MS develop. In secondary-progressive MS, a person shifts from having relapses to a continuous increase in symptom severity.
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