Multiple sclerosis: Diagnosis, disease-modifying therapy and prognosis

BS Travers, BKT Tsang, JL Barton - Australian journal of general …, 2022 - search.informit.org
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multifocal inflammatory central nervous system
disorder. There are now many highly effective disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) available …

Nursing interventions focusing on self-efficacy for patients with multiple sclerosis in rehabilitation: A systematic review

R Brenner, V Witzig-Brändli… - … journal of MS care, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
CE INFORMATION ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation
online, go to https://www. highmarksce. com/mscare. TARGET AUDIENCE: The target …

Age-period-cohort analysis of the incidence of multiple sclerosis over twenty years in Lorraine, France

B Gbaguidi, F Guillemin, M Soudant, M Debouverie… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. An
increase in MS incidence over time is reported in several regions of the world. We aimed to …

Increasing incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Greater Hobart cohort of Tasmania, Australia

S Simpson-Yap, R Atvars, L Blizzard… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background The Greater Hobart region (42.5° S) of Tasmania has consistently had the
highest recorded prevalence and incidence rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Australia. We …

The disease-modifying therapy utilisation and cost trend for multiple sclerosis in Australia between 2013 and 2022

T Zhao, BV Taylor, JA Campbell… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The MS disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) prescribing landscape in
Australia have changed over time. Objectives: This study evaluated the utilisation and cost …

Cost-effectiveness analysis of rituximab versus natalizumab in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

M Rezaee, MH Morowvat, M Poursadeghfard… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease in which the myelin sheaths
of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, which are responsible for communication, are …

The increasing economic burden of multiple sclerosis by disability severity in Australia in 2017: results from updated and detailed data on types of costs

H Ahmad, JA Campbell, I van der Mei, BV Taylor… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Economic costs of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Australia were last
estimated in 2010 and are likely to have changed over time, especially given this new era of …

Comparison of unenhanced and gadolinium-enhanced imaging in multiple sclerosis: is contrast needed for routine follow-up MRI?

G Sadigh, AM Saindane… - American Journal …, 2019 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Gadolinium enhanced MRI is routinely used for follow-up
of patients with multiple sclerosis. Our aim was to evaluate whether enhancing multiple …

Measuring the health-related quality of life in Australians with multiple sclerosis using the assessment of quality of life-8-dimension (AQoL-8D) multi-attribute utility …

H Ahmad, I van der Mei, BV Taylor, JA Campbell… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been assessed in Australians
with multiple sclerosis (MS) using a preferentially sensitive multi-attribute utility instrument …

Does the inclusion of societal costs change the economic evaluations recommendations? A systematic review for multiple sclerosis disease

B Rodríguez-Sánchez, S Daugbjerg… - The European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis imposes a heavy burden on the person who suffers from it
and on the relatives, due to the caregiving load involved. The objective was to analyse …