Development of extensive brain lesions following interferon beta therapy in relapsing neuromyelitis optica and longitudinally extensive myelitis

J Neurol. 2008 Feb;255(2):305-7. doi: 10.1007/s00415-007-0730-5. Epub 2007 Nov 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Interferon Type I / adverse effects*
  • Interferon Type I / therapeutic use
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Myelitis / complications*
  • Myelitis / drug therapy*
  • Neuromyelitis Optica / complications*
  • Neuromyelitis Optica / drug therapy*
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Spinal Cord / pathology

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Interferon Type I
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Azathioprine