Author: Rachelle Ramirez

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...

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Poster-Family and Caregivers

Evidence of Distress By Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patient Caregiver As a Consequence of COVID-19

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating condition that leads to progressive weakness and disability often resulting in...

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Poster-Internet and Information Services

Using a University Canvas Learning Management System to Increase Knowledge about MS: The Multiple Sclerosis Student Advocates Program As an Educational Intervention

Background: About 1 million adults live with MS in the US (National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS, 2019), an autoimmune disease with no...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Efficacy of Ofatumumab on Microglial Activity in Patients with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis: Interim Analysis

INTRODUCTION Ofatumumab, a fully-human anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple...

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Poster-Epidemiology and Genetics

Demographic and Clinical Associations with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder in an Academic Medical Center

Background: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) is a rare, inflammatory CNS syndrome, which, left untreated, may result in...

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Poster-Family and Caregivers

Caregiving Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease: Results from a Caregiver Survey Study in Two Virtual Communities

Background: Being a caregiver for a family member with a chronic neurological disease is a role that is often simultaneously fulfilling and...

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Poster-Epidemiology and Genetics

Motor Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis from the North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (NARCRMS)

Background: NARCRMS is a longitudinal registry studying the course of MS in the disease-modifying era. Objectives: To examine motor...

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Poster-Family and Caregivers

Profiles of Resilience Among MS Care Partners

Background: Psychological resilience may play an important role in protecting multiple sclerosis (MS) care-partners from the negative...

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Poster-Imaging

Could Cerebral Autoregulatory Collapse Explain Cognitive Impairment in MS?

Background: Cognitive impairment occurs in almost 70% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The pathophysiology of this impairment is...

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Poster-Imaging

Importance of Cervical Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring of Hispanic Puerto Rican Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Some Health Insurances in Puerto Rico (PR) limit the number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures that can be done in...

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