Cladribine in aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 686-689

  Martinez Rodriguez, J E ^a,b   Cadavid, D ^a   Wolansky, L J ^a   Pliner, L ^a   Cook, S D ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cladribine; Immunotherapy; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; CLADRIBINE; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GADOLINIUM; GLATIRAMER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLADRIBINE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249781425     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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