Tag: Multiple Sclerosis
Risk Factors ID’d for Poor Health-Related QOL in MS Patients
Clinicians can use early risk factors to identify patients who are more likely to have the worst physical and mental HRQoL trajectories
Having MS May Impact Cancer Screening, Diagnosis
Patients with multiple sclerosis and breast cancer less likely to have screen-detected breast cancer
Prevalence of MS Similarly High in Black, White Individuals
Prevalence significantly lower among Hispanic and Asian individuals; in young adults, prevalence highest in Blacks
Sexual, Emotional Abuse in Childhood May Up Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Exposure to two or all three abuse categories associated with further increased risk for 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
