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The University Classes I were organized in Maastricht, Chateau St. Gerlach,
on June 6 and 7, 2002.
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Programme University Classes in Multiple Sclerosis I |
| Thursday June 6, 2002 | ||
| Diagnostics | ||
| Diagnostic criteria, types of disease course and differential diagnosis | O.R. Hommes | |
| Additional diagnostics (CSF, ER). Fatigue | P. Jongen | |
| Pathology and immunollogy | H. Lassmann | |
| MRI and pathology | F. Barkhof | |
| EDSS and measuring clinical activity | C. Lienert | |
| Epidemiology and genetics | C. Hawkins | |
| Treatments | ||
| Corticosteroids | C. Pozzilli | |
| Interferon beta and neutralizing antibodies | M. Söderström | |
| Copaxone | M. Clanet | |
| IVIG | P. Soelberg Sørensen | |
| Immunosuppression and combination treatment | G. Edan | |
| Early treatment and what's in the pipeline | C. Lienert | |
| Friday June 6, 2002 | ||
| Further aspects | ||
| Neuropsychology | G. Comi | |
| Standards of health care | N. Gilhus | |
| Rehabilitation | N. König | |
| Quality of life and socio-economics | G. Latzel | |
| Workshop on practical treatment decisions | ||
| Presentation of clinical cases by speakers and | ||
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discussion of treatment decisions by participants |
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| General questions | ||
| Clinical cases | ||