[HTML][HTML] Maternal immunological adaptation during normal pregnancy

B Abu-Raya, C Michalski, M Sadarangani… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The risk and severity of specific infections are increased during pregnancy due to a
combination of physiological and immunological changes. Characterizing the maternal …

Environmental and genetic risk factors for MS: an integrated review

E Waubant, R Lucas, E Mowry, J Graves… - Annals of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent findings have provided a molecular basis for the combined contributions of
multifaceted risk factors for the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS appears to start as a …

[HTML][HTML] Early aggressive treatment approaches for multiple sclerosis

A Simpson, EM Mowry, SD Newsome - Current treatment options in …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review This review presents a comprehensive analysis of the current high-
efficacy disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) available for treatment of multiple sclerosis …

Predictors of long‐term disability accrual in relapse‐onset multiple sclerosis

VG Jokubaitis, T Spelman, T Kalincik… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify predictors of 10‐year Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) change
after treatment initiation in patients with relapse‐onset multiple sclerosis. Methods Using …

Treatment optimization in multiple sclerosis: Canadian MS working group recommendations

MS Freedman, V Devonshire, P Duquette… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Working Group has updated its treatment optimization
recommendations (TORs) on the optimal use of disease-modifying therapies for patients …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of women with multiple sclerosis planning pregnancy

KM Krysko, R Bove, R Dobson, V Jokubaitis… - … Treatment Options in …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We review data available for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS)
before, during, and after pregnancy. We present recent data on disease-modifying therapies …

Sex effects across the lifespan in women with multiple sclerosis

KM Krysko, JS Graves, R Dobson… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating central nervous
system disorder that is more common in women, with onset often during reproductive years …

Exclusive breastfeeding and the effect on postpartum multiple sclerosis relapses

K Hellwig, M Rockhoff, S Herbstritt, N Borisow… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience an elevated risk of relapse after
giving birth. The effect of exclusive breastfeeding on postpartum risk of MS relapse is …

Pregnancy-related relapses and breastfeeding in a contemporary multiple sclerosis cohort

A Langer-Gould, JB Smith, KB Albers, AH Xiang, J Wu… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine whether women with multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosed according to
current criteria are at an increased risk of postpartum relapses and to assess whether this …

Rituximab, MS, and pregnancy

JB Smith, K Hellwig, K Fink, DJ Lyell… - Neurology …, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To describe the safety and efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in MS and pregnancy, we
conducted a retrospective cohort study of 74 pregnancies among 55 women treated with …