Tag: Multiple Sclerosis
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
AI Algorithm Uses Brain MRI to ID Multiple Sclerosis Subtypes
Authors suggest MRI-based subtypes could predict disease progression and help target treatments
AAN: Race May Affect Response to Anti-CD20 Therapy for MS, NMOSD
B-cell repopulation occurs more often in African American versus White patients between six and 12 months after anti-CD20 infusion
