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Do people with multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia want to know their prognosis? A cross-sectional nationwide study

Yaser M. Al Malik, Awad S. Alharbi, Mohammed A. Alfurayh, Abdulaziz A. Aldalaan, Abdulazeez M. Alzailaie, Eid D. Alanazi, Ahmad A. Abulaban, Seraj O. Makkawi and Asma A. Alanazi
Neurosciences Journal April 2025, 30 (2) 108-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2025.2.20240094
Yaser M. Al Malik
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Awad S. Alharbi
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed A. Alfurayh
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulaziz A. Aldalaan
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulazeez M. Alzailaie
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Eid D. Alanazi
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmad A. Abulaban
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Seraj O. Makkawi
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Asma A. Alanazi
From the College of Medicine (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Al Malik, Alharbi, Alfurayh, Aldalaan, Alzailaie, Alanazi, Abulaban, Alanazi A), from the Department of Neurology (Al Malik, Abulaban), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, from College of Medicine (Makkawi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Makkawi), and from the Department of Neuroscience (Makkawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of the National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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