Tag: Multiple Sclerosis
Links Explored Between Antidiabetic Meds, Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Association between exposure to antihyperglycemic medications for type 2 diabetes and risk for developing multiple sclerosis differs according to age and sex
Obesity Linked to Greater Disability, Poorer Outcomes in MS
Patients with obesity had significantly increased risk for reaching EDSS 3 over six years, independent of disease-modifying therapies
Treatments Compared for Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
More pediatric patients free of new or newly enlarging T2 lesions at week 96 with dimethyl fumarate versus interferon beta-1a
Ublituximab Bests Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
About 48 percent of participants receiving ublituximab had infusion-related reactions
Factors Associated With Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis Explored
In multivariable analyses, health expenditure per capita and latitude remained significantly associated with prevalence
Retinal Layer Thinning May Predict Relapse Remission in MS
Changes in retinal layer thickness following optic neuritis may predict the course of relapsing multiple sclerosis
Risk Factors ID’d for Poor Health-Related QOL in MS Patients
Clinicians can use early risk factors to identify patients who are more likely to have the worst physical and mental HRQoL trajectories
Having MS May Impact Cancer Screening, Diagnosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis and breast cancer less likely to have screen-detected breast cancer
Prevalence of MS Similarly High in Black, White Individuals
Prevalence significantly lower among Hispanic and Asian individuals; in young adults, prevalence highest in Blacks
Sexual, Emotional Abuse in Childhood May Up Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Exposure to two or all three abuse categories associated with further increased risk for multiple sclerosis
