Using MRI, we measured disease activity and brain atrophy in nine multiple sclerosis patients treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for a mean follow up of 63 months. We show that AHSCT is associated to a longlasting suppression of inflammation and to a marked decrease of the rate of brain atrophy after the second year following treatment
The long-term effect of AHSCT on MRI measures of MS evolution: a five-year follow-up study / L. Roccatagliata; M. Rocca; P. Valsasina; L. Bonzano; M. Sormani; R. Saccardi; G. Mancardi; M. Filippi; Italian GITMO-NEURO Intergroup on Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation; A Lugaresi; P Di Bartolomeo; D Farina; C Iarlori; A Tartaro. - In: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. - ISSN 1352-4585. - STAMPA. - 13:(2007), pp. 1068-1070.
The long-term effect of AHSCT on MRI measures of MS evolution: a five-year follow-up study
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2007
Abstract
Using MRI, we measured disease activity and brain atrophy in nine multiple sclerosis patients treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for a mean follow up of 63 months. We show that AHSCT is associated to a longlasting suppression of inflammation and to a marked decrease of the rate of brain atrophy after the second year following treatmentI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.