Publications by authors named "Assuncion Martinez Liem"
Introduction: Many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are currently receiving treatment with interferon beta (IFNb) and glatiramer acetate (GA). Identifying nonresponders patients is important to define therapy strategies. Several criteria for treatment response to IFNb and GA have been proposed.
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- The study examined the clinical characteristics of 122 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients diagnosed since 1978 at HUCFF/UFRJ, with a majority being females and Caucasian.
- The most common onset was relapsing-remitting MS, and Caucasians were more likely to experience a monosymptomatic onset compared to Afro-Brazilians.
- The mortality rate among the patients was low at 2.12%, with a notable association between the benign form of MS and the relapsing-remitting course.