Title |
Epidural analgesia and cesarean delivery in multiple sclerosis post-partum relapses: the Italian cohort study
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Published in |
BMC Neurology, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-12-165 |
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Authors |
Luisa Pastò, Emilio Portaccio, Angelo Ghezzi, Bahia Hakiki, Marta Giannini, Lorenzo Razzolini, Elisa Piscolla, Laura De Giglio, Carlo Pozzilli, Damiano Paolicelli, Maria Trojano, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, Francesco Patti, Loredana La Mantia, Gian Luigi Mancardi, Claudio Solaro, Rocco Totaro, Maria Rosaria Tola, Valeria Di Tommaso, Alessandra Lugaresi, Lucia Moiola, Vittorio Martinelli, Giancarlo Comi, Maria Pia Amato, and for the MS Study Group of the Italian Neurological Society |
Abstract |
Few studies have systematically addressed the role of epidural analgesia and caesarean delivery in predicting the post-partum disease activity in women with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).The objective of this study was to assess the impact of epidural analgesia (EA) and caesarean delivery (CD) on the risk of post-partum relapses and disability in women with MS. |
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Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
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