MAGNETIC-RESONANCE EVALUATION OF DISEASE-ACTIVITY DURING PREGNANCY IN MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

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VANWALDERVEEN, MAA
TAS, MW
BARKHOF, F
POLMAN, CH
FREQUIN, STFM
HOMMES, OR
VALK, J
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[1] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM HOSP,DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL,1007 MB AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[2] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
[3] UNIV HOSP NIJMEGEN,INST NEUROL,6500 HB NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1212/WNL.44.2.327
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We followed two women with MS during pregnancy by means of serial unenhanced MR imaging. On each follow-up image, we assessed the number of new or enlarging lesions. Both women showed a decrease in MR disease activity during the second half of pregnancy and a return of MR disease activity to prepregnancy levels in the first months postpartum. These findings support the view that pregnancy reduces disease activity in MS.
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