Title
Latin American algorithm for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis using disease-modifying agents
Other title
Algoritmo Latino-Americano para tratamento da esclerose múltipla remitente-recorrente utilizando drogas modificadoras da doença
Date Issued
01 January 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Finkelsztejn A.
Gabbai A.A.
Fragoso Y.D.
Carrá A.
Macías-Islas M.A.
Arcega-Revilla R.
García-Bonitto J.
Oehninger-Gatti C.L.
Orozco-Escobar G.
Tarulla A.
Vergara F.
Publisher(s)
Associacao Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Abstract
Objective: It is estimated that circa 50,000 individuals have relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Latin America. European and NorthAmerican 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.
Start page
799
End page
806
Volume
70
Issue
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psiquiatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84867845464
PubMed ID
Source
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
ISSN of the container
0004-282X
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