Simvastatin may slow brain atrophy in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis [MS-STAT study]
Image: PD 1. High dose simvastatin therapy reduced the annual brain atrophy rate over two years compared to placebo in ...
Tag: multiple sclerosis
Alcohol consumption inversely related to risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis
Image: PD 1. Swedish adults who reported the highest amount of alcohol consumption had a decreased incidence of Multiple Sclerosis ...
Interferon beta-1b for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis [Classics Series]
1. In patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, treatment with interferon beta-1b significantly reduced the rate of multiple sclerosis exacerbations in ...
The TRANSFORMS trial: Fingolimod vs interferon in multiple sclerosis [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Fingolimod significantly reduced the number of relapses as compared to interferon beta-1a over a one-year period. 2. ...
The DEFINE trial: BG-12 reduces relapse rate in multiple sclerosis [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. BG-12 (dimethyl fumarate) significantly reduces relapse rates, disability progression, and image detectable lesion load over a two-year ...
Interferon therapy is superior to methotrexate for uveitis
Image: PD 1. Visual acuity improvement was much higher with interferon beta therapy compared to methotrexate therapy (p=0.0435). 2. Macular ...
BG-12 reduces relapse rates in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis [NEJM]
Image: CC/CWilliams Key study points: 1. In patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, twice-daily and thrice-daily BG-12 significantly reduced relapse rates ...
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