Abstracts

Platform-Disease Modifying Therapies

COVID-19 Vaccine Response in People with MS Treated with Dimethyl Fumarate, Diroximel Fumarate, Natalizumab, Ocrelizumab or Interferon Therapy

Background: COVID-19 is a potentially fatal respiratory illness, caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which developed into the...

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Platform-Rehabilitation

Spasticity Experience in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: An Integrated Conceptual Model

Background: Spasticity is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), often leading to functional limitations and disability. Objectives:...

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Platform-Psychosocial

Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Isolation and Mental Health in People with MS

Background: People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) may be disproportionally impacted by COVID-19 as various factors important to their...

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Platform-Disease Management

Optical Coherence Tomography As a Biomarker for Multiple Sclerosis Studies

Background: Optic Neuritis occurs in about 20% of MS patients as the initial symptom. Objectives: To assess the clinical utility of optical...

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Platform-Neuroimaging

Accurate Cervical Spinal Cord Area Measurements Can be Extracted from Brain Images

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating disease with neurodegeneration in the central nervous system. Spinal...

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Platform-Rehabilitation

Stakeholder Recommendations for a Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for People with Moderate-to-Severe Multiple Sclerosis and Their Care-Partners: A Modified e-Delphi Study.

Background: People with moderate-to-severe multiple sclerosis (MS) and their family caregivers do not engage in sufficient physical...

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Platform-Neuroimaging

International Magnims-CMSC-Naims Consensus Recommendations on the Use of Standardized MRI in MS

Background: Standardized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidelines published in 2015 by the MAGNIMS group and in 2016 by the CMSC are...

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