Effect of patients' expectations on clinical response to fampridine treatment.

Filipa LadeiraMarcelo MendonçaAndré CaetanoManuel SalavisaHenrique DelgadoAna Sofia CorreiaMiguel Viana-Baptista

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2018)

Baseline positive expectancy regarding fampridine was determinant of the clinical response after 4 weeks of treatment. However, in the long term, fampridine efficacy was not dependent on expectations prior to treatment.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
combination therapy
patient reported outcomes
patient reported