Author: Rachelle Ramirez

Poster-Imaging

Trajectories of the Frontal Lobe Structural Changes in Relation to Retrospective and Prospective Memory in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Sophisticated cognitive and intellectual abilities are known to be attributed to the highly convoluted gyrencephalic brain in...

Read More

Poster-Epidemiology and Genetics

Baseline Cognitive Impairment in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients Enrolling in the US-Based Corrona MS Registry

Background: An estimated 85% of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) present with relapsing-remitting (RRMS) disease. There are few large...

Read More

Poster-Internet and Information Services

MS and COVID-19: A Webinar Series for Healthcare Providers

Background: MS is a complex disease that requires a well- educated workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic added to that complexity- from the lack...

Read More

Poster-Imaging

Neural Correlates of Hand Motor Function Revealed By Structural MR Imaging: A Smartphone-Based Remote Assessment Study in People with MS

Background: Regional gray matter pathology is associated with hand motor impairment in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Objectives:...

Read More

Poster-Epidemiology and Genetics

Population-Based Incidence and Clinico-Radiological Characteristics of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA

Background: Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant of multiple sclerosis presenting with large inflammatory lesions that...

Read More

Poster-Imaging

First Steps Towards Implementation of a Standardized MRI Protocol to Improve Care for People with MS in British Columbia

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is important in the diagnosis and monitoring of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Using a...

Read More

Poster-Internet and Information Services

Passive Monitoring of Cognition Using a Smartphone Application in MS

Background: Cognitive impairment is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Traditional...

Read More

Poster-Imaging

Prefrontal Metabolism Is Associated with Processing Speed in Multiple Sclerosis: A Calibrated fMRI Study

Background: Cognitive processing speed deficits are common in multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite this, the exact neural mechanism underlying...

Read More

Poster-Imaging

Compliance of a Real-World Dataset with the CMSC 2018 Guidelines

Background: Acquiring brain magnetic resonance images (MRI) in a standardized way, following CMSC guidelines, increases image consistency...

Read More

Poster-Family and Caregivers

Parents’ Experiences of a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Diagnosis in Their Young Adult Sons/Daughters: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is the most common neurological disorder in young people, specifically across the ages of 20-40 when initial...

Read More