Trends in Absence Time and Payments Due to Long- and Short-Term Disability and Workers’ Compensation for Employees with Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Employers offer a variety of absence benefits. It is unknown how benefit design impacts the use of the benefits, the length of...
A Real-World Study Characterizing Symptoms and Impacts of Fatigue in US Adults with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Using a Novel Disease Specific Scale
Background: Fatigue is among the most frequent and disabling symptoms in RMS patients. Objectives: To measure multiple sclerosis (MS)...
Differences in Expected Number of Clinical Management Events before and during Treatment with Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor Modulators for Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulators (S1Ps), a class of oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis...
Comparing Infection-Related Outcomes By Sex in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Matched Controls Using Administrative Claims Data
Background: Few population-level sex-based risk estimates of specific infections exist for US patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)....
Baseline Cognitive Impairment in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients Enrolling in the US-Based Corrona MS Registry
Background: An estimated 85% of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) present with relapsing-remitting (RRMS) disease. There are few large...
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...