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Methodology and results of a long-term, controlled study of the effectiveness of immunosuppressive treatment of multiple sclerosis

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Nachsorge und Krankheitsverlaufsanalyse

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Abstract

Several authors have, in recent years, reported that favourable effects could be observed upon treatment of multiple sclerosis by means of immuno-suppressive therapy with cytostatic drugs, âzathioprine or cyclophosphamide (1,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,22,25). Experimental treatment with antilymphocyte- or antithymocyteglobulin and/or ductus thoracius drainage also gave rise to optimism (3,21,24,26).

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  1. Department of Medical Informatics, Hannover Medical School, Deutschland

    Peter R. Pocklington

  2. Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Deutschland

    Udo Patzold

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  1. Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Biomathematik, Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 4000, Düsseldorf 1, Deutschland

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  2. Department für Biometrie und Medizinische Informatik Abteilung Biometrie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 9, 3000, Hannover 61, Deutschland

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Pocklington, P.R., Patzold, U. (1981). Methodology and results of a long-term, controlled study of the effectiveness of immunosuppressive treatment of multiple sclerosis. In: Anderson, J., et al. Nachsorge und Krankheitsverlaufsanalyse. Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95397-2_71

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