Obesity and multiple sclerosis—A multifaceted association

TG Schreiner, TM Genes - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Given the common elements in the pathophysiological theories that try to
explain the appearance and evolution of obesity and multiple sclerosis, the association …

Vaccination and multiple sclerosis in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic

T Monschein, HP Hartung, T Zrzavy… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
In the last century, several pandemics were caused by various influenza virus subtypes, with
the Spanish influenza of 1918–1920 being the most severe. 1 Coronaviruses were first …

Ocrelizumab extended interval dosing in multiple sclerosis in times of COVID-19

L Rolfes, M Pawlitzki, S Pfeuffer, C Nelke… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To evaluate the clinical consequences of extended interval dosing (EID) of
ocrelizumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) during the coronavirus disease …

Immune dynamics in SARS-CoV-2 experienced immunosuppressed rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis patients vaccinated with mRNA-1273

NJM Verstegen, RR Hagen, J van den Dijssel… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Background: Patients affected by different types of autoimmune diseases, including common
conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are often treated …

COVID-19 in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients in Latin America: COVID-19 in MS and NMOSD patients in LATAM

R Alonso, B Silva, O Garcea, PEC Diaz… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There is no data regarding COVID-19 in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients in Latin America. Objective The …

Vaccine considerations for multiple sclerosis in the COVID-19 era

PK Coyle, A Gocke, M Vignos, SD Newsome - Advances in Therapy, 2021 - Springer
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at risk for infections that can result in amplification of
baseline symptoms and possibly trigger clinical relapses. Vaccination can prevent infection …

An update on the status of vaccine development for SARS-CoV-2 including variants. Practical considerations for COVID-19 special populations

B Kantarcioglu, O Iqbal, J Lewis… - Clinical and Applied …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The progress in the development of various vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2 have
been rather remarkable owing to advancement in molecular and biologic sciences. Most of …

COVID-19 outcomes and vaccination in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis treated with ofatumumab

AH Cross, S Delgado, M Habek, M Davydovskaya… - Neurology and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic necessitated better understanding of the
impact of disease-modifying therapies on COVID-19 outcomes and vaccination. We report …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-CD20 antibody therapy and risk of infection in patients with demyelinating diseases

NR Oksbjerg, SD Nielsen, M Blinkenberg… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Anti-CD20 antibody therapy may be associated with an increased risk of
infections. We therefore investigated risk factors for infection in patients with demyelinating …

Risk of COVID-19 infection and severe disease in MS patients on different disease-modifying therapies

TE Smith, M Madhavan, D Gratch, A Patel… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity with disease modifying therapies
(DMTs) in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unclear, with some studies demonstrating …