Demyelinating Disease in Patients Treated with TNF Antagonists in Rheumatology: Data from BIOBADASER, a Pharmacovigilance Database, and a Systematic Review

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 524-533

  Cruz Fernández Espartero, María ^a   Pérez Zafrilla, Beatriz ^b,c   Naranjo, Antonio ^d   Esteban, Carmen ^e   Ortiz, Ana M ^f   Gómez Reino, Juan J ^g   Carmona, Loreto ^g,h  

^a HOSPITAL DE MÓSTOLES   (Spain)

^b UNIDAD DE INVESTIGACIÓN   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^e Pharmacovigilance Unit   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^g Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^h CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Demyelinating disease; Demyelination; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuritis; TNF antagonists

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AMITRIPTYLINE; BETA INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETANERCEPT; GABAPENTIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOXANTRONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BIOBADASER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; DEMYELINATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEDRA; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PARESTHESIA; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REGISTER; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PHARMACOVIGILANCE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 82955221879     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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