Interferon beta-1b and childhood multiple sclerosis

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Adams, AB
Tyor, WR
Holden, KR
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[1] Med Univ S Carolina, Coll Med, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
[2] Med Univ S Carolina, Dept Neurol, Div Pediat Neurol, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
[3] Med Univ S Carolina, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
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10.1016/S0887-8994(99)00007-7
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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The long-term treatment with interferon-beta-lb of a 7-year-old male with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis is documented. Thirty-two months after initiating treatment, he demonstrates dramatic clinical improvement, without relapse, despite high titers of neutralizing antibodies to interferon beta-lb, It appears reasonable to attribute a role in his improvement to interferon beta-1b. (C) 1999 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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