| Literature DB >> 25878019 |
Alexander Verhaeghe1, Olivier Maurice Deryck2, Ludo J Vanopdenbosch3.
Abstract
Natalizumab is a highly efficacious treatment for active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, dramatically reducing both clinical and radiological signs of inflammation in most patients. The disease course after stopping treatment and especially the emergence of rebound activity are still a matter of debate. We present a case of dramatic reactivation of clinical disease activity with newly emerging pseudotumoral lesions in a patient who stopped treatment due to pregnancy. Both the clinical and radiological presentation suggest a rebound and necessitate close monitoring of patients stopping their treatment during pregnancy, even after a long period of stable disease.Entities:
Keywords: Multiple sclerosis; Natalizumab; Pregnancy; Pseudotumoral; Rebound
Year: 2013 PMID: 25878019 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2013.10.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mult Scler Relat Disord ISSN: 2211-0348 Impact factor: 4.339