Heterogenity of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions in Multislice Myelin Water Imaging.

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PURPOSE: To assess neuroprotection and remyelination in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), we applied a more robust myelin water imaging (MWI) processing technique, including spatial priors into image reconstruction, which allows for lower SNR, less averages and shorter acquisition times. We sought to evaluate this technique in MS-patients and healthy controls (HC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen MS-patients… Read more »

Treatment of optic neuritis with erythropoietin (TONE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial-study protocol.

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INTRODUCTION: Optic neuritis leads to degeneration of retinal ganglion cells whose axons form the optic nerve. The standard treatment is a methylprednisolone pulse therapy. This treatment slightly shortens the time of recovery but does not prevent neurodegeneration and persistent visual impairment. In a phase II trial performed in preparation of this study, we have shown… Read more »

Patient education programme on immunotherapy in multiple sclerosis (PEPIMS): A controlled rater-blinded study.

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of a multi-component evidence-based education programme on disease modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis. DESIGN: Controlled trial with two consecutive patient cohorts and a gap of two months between cohorts. SETTING: Three neurological rehabilitation centres. SUBJECTS: Patients with multiple sclerosis within rehabilitation. INTERVENTIONS: Control group (CG) participants were recruited and received… Read more »