Abstracts

Poster-Imaging

Functional Neuroimaging Metrics Predict Processing Speed and Correlate with Disease Burden in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Currently, it is hypothesized that the presentation of cognitive impairment observed in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS)...

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Poster-Methods of Care

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Multiple Sclerosis: Results from an International Survey

Background: The broad impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and their health, behaviors, and ability to...

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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...

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Poster-Methods of Care

Improving Communication Gaps between Physicians Who Treat MS and the Health Insurance Community

Background: Bridging gaps in communication between managed care decision makers and multiple sclerosis (MS) clinical specialists can...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

National African American Multiple Sclerosis Registry: Advancing Equitable Care and Outcomes for African Americans with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Historically, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been underdiagnosed among African Americans with MS (AAwMS). Recent evidence suggests...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Health Resource Utilization Among Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis from the North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (NARCRMS)

Background: The North American Registry for Care and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (NARCRMS) is a physician-based longitudinal registry of...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

The Treatment with Physiotherapy and Pilates and the Impact on Functionality and Quality of Life of Patients with Recurrent Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the Central Nervous System, causing destruction of myelin, and...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Diving into Complex Durable Medical Equipment Needs: The Multiple Sclerosis at Home Access Program (MAHA)

Background: Updated prevalence estimates indicate that nearly 1 million Americans are living with MS including a large cohort of aging...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Integrated Clinic-Based Pharmacist Impact on Time to Fingolimod Treatment Initiation

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has no cure and causes irreversible damage to the brain and spinal cord leading to physical and...

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Poster-Multidisciplinary Care

Holy Name MS Center Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Experience

Background: Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ was an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in early March 2020. By December 11, 2020,...

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