Results of the two-year treatment with avonex of 34 patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis are summarized. This study provides evidence for the significant decrease in activity of the pathological process in patients treated with avonex, which is confirmed by the reduction of the relapse rate and the increase of the
proportion of patients remaining exacerbation-free. The decrease of the EDSS score has also been shown. In general, avonex was tolerated well in patients under study.
Results of the study of avonex efficiency in multiple sclerosis
- Authors: Peresedova A.V.1, Stoida N.I.1, Askarova L.S.1, Zakharova M.N.1, Adarcheva L.S.1, Niyazbekova A.S.1, Trifonova O.V.1, Rebrova O.Y.1, Zavalishin I.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
- Issue: Vol 4, No 3 (2010)
- Pages: 20-24
- Section: Original articles
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2075-5473/article/view/124452
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic335
- ID: 124452
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A. V. Peresedova
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Author for correspondence.
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
N. I. Stoida
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
L. Sh. Askarova
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
M. N. Zakharova
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
L. S. Adarcheva
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
A. S. Niyazbekova
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
O. V. Trifonova
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
O. Yu. Rebrova
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
I. A. Zavalishin
Research Center of Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow)
Email: platonova@neurology.ru
Russian Federation
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