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Clinical activity score as a guide in the management of patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy
Clinical Endocrinology · 1997 · Vol. 47(1) · pp. 9–14
Maarten P. Mourits✉(Utrecht University)Mark F. Prummel(Academic Medical Center)Wilmar M. Wiersinga(University of Amsterdam)Leo Koornneef
Abstract
The clinical activity score has a high predictive value for the outcome of immunosuppressive treatment in Graves' ophthalmopathy. Disease activity, and not disease duration, is the prime determinant of therapeutic outcome.
Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersOcular Oncology and TreatmentsMedicineGraves' ophthalmopathyPrednisoneInternal medicineGraves' diseasePredictive valueGastroenterologyProspective cohort studySurgeryDisease
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AdultAgedAnti-Inflammatory AgentsConjunctivitisDouble-Blind MethodExophthalmosEye MovementsFemaleGraves DiseaseHumansInflammationMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrednisolone
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