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C Bortolami

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PubMed1988

Double blind controlled randomized study on azathioprine efficacy in multiple sclerosis. Preliminary results.

The preliminary results of a double blind controlled prospective randomized trial of Azathioprine for therapeutic efficacy in 38 patients with Multiple Sclerosis are reported. Progression of the disease is significantly reduced in Azathioprine-treated group in comparison to Placebo-treated patients, but this effect is reached only after 3 years of treatment (P less than 0.025) regardless of the clinical course and without affecting relapse rate.

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PubMed1987

Prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid electrophoresis in optic neuritis and suspected multiple sclerosis.

The prognostic significance of cerebrospinal fluid electrophoresis and IgG-index has been investigated in 44 patients, of whom 10 had optic neuritis and 34 suspected, possible or probable multiple sclerosis. The predictive value of CSF oligoclonal banding for future disease dissemination is very high in the suspected multiple sclerosis subgroup, where after a follow-up of 4.4 years, 7 out of 7 band-positive patients displayed further disease activity. The absence of CSF oligoclonal bands seems to carry a relatively benign short-term (follow-up 3.4 years) prognosis in suspected MS cases.

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