Apparent changes in the epidemiology and severity of multiple sclerosis

N Koch-Henriksen, M Magyari - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immunological disease that causes acute inflammatory lesions
and chronic inflammation in the CNS, leading to tissue damage and disability. As awareness …

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 …

Mindfulness based interventions in multiple sclerosis-a systematic review

R Simpson, J Booth, M Lawrence, S Byrne, F Mair… - BMC neurology, 2014 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a stressful condition; depression, anxiety, pain and
fatigue are all common problems. Mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) mitigate stress …

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 …

Multiple sclerosis risk factors contribute to onset heterogeneity

FBS Briggs, CY Justin, MF Davis, J Jiangyang… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The phenotypic presentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) may predict long-term
outcomes and little is known about factors contributing to heterogeneity at MS onset. Given …

[HTML][HTML] Brazilian consensus for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: Brazilian Academy of Neurology and Brazilian Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple …

VD Marques, GR Passos, MF Mendes… - Arquivos de Neuro …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The expanding therapeutic arsenal in multiple sclerosis (MS) has allowed for more effective
and personalized treatment, but the choice and management of disease-modifying therapies …

Sex-based differences in multiple sclerosis (MS): part II: rising incidence of multiple sclerosis in women and the vulnerability of men to progression of this disease

SE Dunn, E Gunde, H Lee - Emerging and Evolving Topics in Multiple …, 2015 - Springer
It is well known that a number of autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS)
predominantly affect women and there has been much attention directed toward …

Central nervous system idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorders in South Americans: a descriptive, multicenter, cross-sectional study

RM Papais-Alvarenga, CCF Vasconcelos, A Carra… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease (IIDD) spectrum has been investigated
among different populations, and the results have indicated a low relative frequency of …

Predictors of disability worsening in clinically isolated syndrome

VG Jokubaitis, T Spelman, T Kalincik… - Annals of clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess demographic, clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and treatment
exposure predictors of time to 3 or 12‐month confirmed disability worsening in clinically …

Evaluation of brainstem involvement in multiple sclerosis

M Habek - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Evidence suggests that brainstem involvement in multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the major
predictive factors for future disability. Recent work demonstrates that brainstem pathology is …