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Intrathecal Methotrexate: A Treatment Option for Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis?

By Saud A. Sadiq, MD | November 13, 2012

Intrathecal methotrexate for multiple sclerosis

Could intrathecally administered methotrexate be a viable treatment option for your patients with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis?

Here to discuss the results of a study designed to test the feasibility of this therapeutic approach is neurologist Saud Sadiq. Dr Sadiq is Founder and Director of the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice and the Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York.

(MORE: Sex Ratio of Multiple Sclerosis)

Dr Sadiq and his coauthors published their study in the Journal of Neurology. For the full report, please click here [pdf].

Intrathecal Methotrexate for Patients With MS?

Intrathecal Methotrexate for Patients With MS?

 

 

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