Presymptomatic diagnosis with MRI and adequate treatment ameliorate the outcome after natalizumab-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).

Natalizumab (Tysabri®) is a monoclonal antibody that prevents inflammatory cells from binding to brain endothelial cells and passing into the brain parenchyma. Natalizumab is a highly effective treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Progressive multifocal leukoencephalop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hans eLindå, Anders evon Heijne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
MS
PML
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00011/full