140 MS patients were treated with intensive I.V. cyclophosphamide immunotherapy and 110 were followed over 2-4 years. Annual relapse rate incidence was calculated over a period of 2 years before and after treatment and repeated neurological scores were made during this period. The conclusions are th
Intensive immunosuppression in multiple sclerosis
โ Scribed by M. Zaffaroni; A. Ghezzi; G. Comi
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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