Latin American algorithm for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis using disease-modifying agents
| Autor: | Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Alberto Alain Gabbai, Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Adriana Carrá, Miguel Angel Macías-Islas, Raul Arcega-Revilla, Juan García-Bonitto, Carlos Luis Oehninger-Gatti, Geraldine Orozco-Escobar, Adriana Tarulla, Fernando Vergara, Darwin Vizcarra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 70, Iss 10, Pp 799-806 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X2012001000009 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: It is estimated that circa 50,000 individuals have relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Latin America. European and North-American algorithms for the treatment of multiple sclerosis do not foresee our regional difficulties and the access of patients to treatment. METHODS: The Latin American Multiple Sclerosis Forum is an independent and supra-institutional group of experts that has assessed the latest scientific evidence regarding efficacy and safety of disease-modifying treatments. Accesses to treatment and pharmacovigilance programs for each of the eight countries represented at the Forum were also analyzed. RESULTS: A specific set of guidelines based upon evidence-based recommendations was designed for Latin America. Future perspectives of multiple sclerosis treatment were also discussed. CONCLUSIONS: The present paper translated an effort from representatives of eight countries discussing a matter that cannot be adapted to our region directly from purely European and North-American guidelines for treatment. |
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