2021 CMSC Annual Meeting

Tag: Canada

Poster-Symptom Management

Is a Light Hand on the Wheels Enough? Postural Sway in Standing with Different Methods of Walker Use in Multiple Sclerosis and Controls

Background: Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (iMS) have increased postural sway and are at higher risk for falls. Some iMS describe...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Understanding Health and Well-Being of Women with MS: Implications for Health Care Providers

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disease that is three times more likely to impact women. Gender is a key...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

A Scoping Review of Task-Oriented Exercise Effects on Motor Function in People with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Exercise improves cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal fitness for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Recent work suggests...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Direct Cost Associated with Multiple Sclerosis and Important Components; A Population-Based Study 1997-2017

Direct cost associated with Multiple sclerosis: A Population-Based Study 1997-2017 Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

Cognitive Fatigability and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Persons with Advanced Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Fatigue, both physical and cognitive, is one of the most prevalent and disabling symptoms experienced by persons with multiple...

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Poster-Psychosocial Factors

A Continuum of Languishing to Flourishing: A Qualitative Study of Psychological Resilience in Multiple Sclerosis Family Caregivers

Background: Informal unpaid family caregivers (e.g., spouses, parents, siblings) are the primary providers of support to people living with...

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Poster-Neuropathology and Pathogenesis

Altered Expression of the RNA Binding Protein Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1 (A1) Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Dysfunctional RNA binding proteins (RBPs) have been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration (NDG) in...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Stability of the Gut Microbiota in Persons with Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases

Background: Little is known about the stability of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis (MS) over time. Objectives: To determine if the...

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Poster-Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry

Validation of Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) Regression Normative Data for Performance and Cognitive Fatigability in Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Cognitive fatigability (CF) can be defined as an objective decline in performance that occurs over time during sustained...

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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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