[Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in the Tomsk region].

To study clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS), we examined 280 patients with different course of disease. There was the higher proportion of patients with remitting MS compared to patients with primarily-progressive course. The average severity of neurologic disability and average rate of progression of the disease were observed in most patients. The more favorable course of disease (the lesser severity of disability and slower rate of MS progression) was found in women.