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The Use of Autologous Stem Cells in the Rehabilitation of Multiple Sclerosis

GH Kraft · Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin · 2015 · Heft 06

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Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin
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GH Kraft
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Heft 06 / 2015
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Erschienen: 2015-06-10 00:00:00
ISSN
0940-6689

Zusammenfassung

Prior to 1993 there were no disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS). Rehabilitative techniques were the only available methods for managing this disease. [1] We used these techniques to substitute for progressive neurological loss and maintain function. In the fall of 1993 the first DMT for MS was approved by the U.S. FDA, and over the years since then more than a dozen increasingly efficacious DMTs have become available on the U.S. market. However, at best these DMTs offer only partial disease control; patients will typically continue to get worse. It has been known for some time that MS…

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Blood Transplantation Treatment Failure Cyclophosphamide Carmustine Counseling Cytarabine Depression Employment Workplace AIDS Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin