A randomized, double‐blind, phase 2 study of erythropoietin in optic neuritis

Sühs, Kurt‐Wolfram; Hein, Katharina; B. Sättler, Muriel; Görlitz, Anke; Ciupka, Christoph; Scholz, Kerstin; Käsmann‐Kellner, Barbara; Papanagiotou, Panagiotis; Schäffler, Nina; Restemeyer, Cordula; Bittersohl, Diana; Hassenstein, A.; Seitz, Berthold; Reith, Wolfgang; Faßbender, Klaus; Hilgers, Reinhard; Heesen, Christoph; Bähr, Mathias; Diem, Ricarda

doi:10.1002/ana.23573

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A randomized, double‐blind, phase 2 study of erythropoietin in optic neuritis

Published in Annals of Neurology • Feb 29, 2012

Authors:

Kurt‐Wolfram Sühs

Katharina Hein

Muriel B. Sättler

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Based on findings in animal models of autoimmune optic nerve inflammation, we have assessed the safety and efficacy of erythropoietin in patients presenting with a first episode of optic neuritis. METHODS: Patients with optic neuritis who attended the University Hospitals of Homburg/Saar,...

Subject

Erythropoietin

Optic neuritis

Medicine

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