Glucocorticosteroid therapy for multiple sclerosis: a critical review

PB Andersson, DE Goodkin - Journal of the neurological sciences, 1998 - Elsevier
Controversy remains as to the efficacy, route of administration and dose of
glucocorticosteroid (GCS) in multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy. With the recent approval of new …

Glucocorticoid treatment of multiple sclerosis

DS Goodin - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
Glucorticorticoids have both anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties and both
synthetic and natural glucocorticoid medications have been used to treat a number of …

Glucocorticosteroid therapy in optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis. Evidence from clinical studies and practical recommendations

O Grauer, M Offenhäusser, J Schmidt, KV Toyka… - Der …, 2001 - europepmc.org
High-dose intravenous glucocorticosteroids (GS) are the treatment of choice for acute
relapses in patients with multiple sclerosis. We review the evidence from published trials on …

Corticosteroids for multiple sclerosis: I. Application for treating exacerbations

EM Frohman, A Shah, E Eggenberger, L Metz… - …, 2007 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder characterized by a
multiphasic course of neurological exacerbations, periods of clinical remission, and, in most …

Corticosteroids treatment

C Pozzilli, F Marinelli, S Romano, F Bagnato - Journal of the neurological …, 2004 - Elsevier
Corticosteroids (Cs) are widely used for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) acute relapses
because of the potent immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. As for patients …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insights into corticosteroids in multiple sclerosis: War horse or chameleon?☆

S Krieger, SF Sorrells, M Nickerson… - Clinical neurology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Relapse management is a crucial component of multiple sclerosis (MS) care.
High-dose corticosteroids (CSs) are used to dampen inflammation, which is thought to …

Glucocorticoids in multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

HM Reichardt, R Gold, F Lühder - Expert review of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Glucocorticoids exert a variety of immunomodulatory activities. Since changes in
glucocorticoid homeostasis impact on susceptibility to autoimmune diseases, and synthetic …

Corticosteroids and plasma exchange in multiple sclerosis

H Tumani - Journal of neurology, 2008 - Springer
Corticosteroids (CS) remain a mainstay of treatment for relapses in multiple sclerosis (MS)
and optic neuritis. Currently, there is not enough evidence that long-term corticosteroid …

Corticosteroids in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

KM Myhr, SI Mellgren - Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background–Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune‐mediated inflammatory disease of the
central nervous system (CNS) that usually is clinically characterized by repeated subacute …

Sensitivity to glucocorticoids is decreased in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

LML van Winsen, DFR Muris, CH Polman… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Endogenous glucocorticoids (GC), which are under control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenal axis, play an important role in controlling chronic inflammatory demyelinating …