Tag: Multiple Sclerosis
Telehealth Prevented Pandemic-Related Care Disruptions for MS Patients
People with multiple sclerosis had high use of telehealth during the pandemic
Modifiable Risk Factors Tied to MS Diagnosis, Neurodegeneration
Links seen between smoking and risk for MS diagnosis; high alcohol intake tied to retinal features indicating more severe neurodegeneration
Epstein-Barr Virus Suspected as Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
Risk for MS increased 32-fold following EBV infection, but not following infection with other viruses, including cytomegalovirus
Pain, Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety Prevalent After MS Diagnosis
Most patients had co-occurring symptoms: 21.3, 19.1, and 17.4 percent had two, three, and four symptoms, respectively
Phone App Captures Measures of Functional Impairment in MS
Associations between almost all tests with domain-specific standard clinical disability measures were significant
Multiple Sclerosis Disease Burden Higher in Black Patients
Both self-reported disability and objective assessments worse for Black patients, independent of socioeconomic status
High-Efficacy Therapy May Reduce Relapses in Active SPMS
But no difference in disability progression seen for high-efficacy versus low-efficacy therapy for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Certain ICD-10 Codes Often Precede Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
High proportion of these codes represent symptoms suggestive of demyelinating events or other neurologic diseases
Severity of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Tied to Race/Ethnicity
African American, Hispanic American race/ethnicity associated with greater disability, symptom severity in multiple sclerosis
MS Linked to Lower Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Risk for all-cause mortality increased, but no association seen between multiple sclerosis and cancer-specific survival
