| Literature DB >> 2984332 |
M P Barnes, D E Bateman, P G Cleland, D J Dick, T J Walls, P K Newman, M Saunders, P J Tilley.
Abstract
A randomised comparison is made between methylprednisolone, 1 g intravenously daily for 7 days, and a standard ACTH regime for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in acute relapse. It is found that methylprednisolone produces a more rapid clinical improvement than ACTH but confers no longer term benefit when the two treatments are compared at 3 months. It is proposed that intravenous methylprednisolone does have a role to play in the management of a patient with an acute relapse of multiple sclerosis.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2984332 PMCID: PMC1028218 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.48.2.157
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154