Tag: BS1

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Effects, Tolerance, and Response to COVID-19 Vaccines in Hispanic Puerto Rican Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: At the start of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic there was uncertainty among Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients about starting...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Multiple Sclerosis, Cognition and the Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities: Disease Impact Beyond Physical Disability

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is central demyelinating disease that often results in visible motor and coordination or ambulation impact...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Multiple Sclerosis and the Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities: Disease Impact Beyond Physical Disability

Background: Multiple Sclerosis is a central demyelinating disease that often results in visible motor and coordination or ambulation impact...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Adherence to Oral Disease Modifying Therapies in Clinical Practice and Patient-Centered Outcomes

Background: There are more than 20 disease modifying therapies (DMTs) approved for treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. Previous studies in the...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Multiple Sclerosis, Patient Reported Meaning and Purpose: The Relationship of Physical Ability to Patient Reported Quality of Life

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by relapses, progression, physical disability and MRI changes....

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Longitudinal Olfactory Patterns in Multiple Sclerosis: A Scoping Review and Implications for Use in Management of Disease

Background: Previous studies reviewing the presence of olfactory dysfunction (OD) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) have focused on the prevalence...

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Poster-Neuropathology and Pathogenesis

Oligoclonal Band Negative Multiple Sclerosis in Puerto Rico

Background: The incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Puerto Rico (PR) is higher than in other Latin American and Caribbean countries....

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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-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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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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