Browsing Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine by Subject "multiple sclerosis"
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A comparative analysis of Patient-Reported Expanded Disability Status Scale tools.
(2016-09)BACKGROUND: Patient-Reported Expanded Disability Status Scale (PREDSS) tools are an attractive alternative to the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) during long term or geographically challenging studies, or in pressured ... -
Monoclonal Antibodies in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Review and an Updated Clinical Guide.
(2023-05-21)The use of high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) early in the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been shown to improve clinical outcomes and is becoming an increasingly popular treatment strategy. As a result, ... -
Multiple sclerosis - a review.
(2019-01)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest non-traumatic disabling disease to affect young adults. The incidence of MS is increasing worldwide, together with the socioeconomic impact of the disease. The underlying cause of ... -
No association between oral contraceptive exposure and subsequent MS: A population-based nested case-control study in primary care.
(2024-06-14)BACKGROUND: Conflicting data exist around oral contraceptive exposure and subsequent multiple sclerosis (MS). OBJECTIVE: To use routinely collected primary healthcare data to explore the potential association between oral ... -
Real-world persistence of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies.
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2024-04-03)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Treatment persistence is the continuation of therapy over time. It reflects a combination of treatment efficacy and tolerability. We aimed to describe real-world rates of persistence on disease-modifying ... -
Seroconversion following COVID-19 vaccination: can we optimize protective response in CD20-treated individuals?
(2022-05-12)Although there is an ever-increasing number of disease-modifying treatments for relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), few appear to influence coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. There is concern about the use of ... -
UK consensus on pregnancy in multiple sclerosis: 'Association of British Neurologists' guidelines.
(2019-01-05)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more common in women than men and is most commonly diagnosed in early adulthood; thus, many patients will not have completed their families at the time of diagnosis. There is increasing awareness ...