BACKGROUND Among individuals diagnosed with the chronic neurologic disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), a majority suffers from fatigue, which strongly influences their every-day-life. The aim of this study was to investigate work capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a group of MS patients and also to investigate if work capacity and HRQoL could be predicted by background factors...

Recent MRI studies in multiple sclerosis have highlighted the potential importance of spinal cord atrophy (implicating axonal loss) in the development of disability. However, the techniques applied in these initial studies have poor reproducibility which limits their application in the serial monitoring of patients. The aim of this study was to develop a highly reproducible and accurate method ...

BACKGROUND Muscle weakness and fatigue contribute to the reduction of daily activity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Therapeutic strategies to promote improvements in muscle strength and endurance are limited in individuals with MS. Some evidence showed that exercise may improve and affect different aspects of the disease including quality of life, fatigue, motor and cognitive functions. ...

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MSJ JOURNAL Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects young adults during the most productive period of life. 1 The disease course is highly heterogeneous and includes a subgroup of patients who show little or no disease progression and minimal disability decades after the clinical onset, the so-called benign MS (BMS). 2 In a 1996 consensus meeting, BMS was defined as a 'disease in whi...

BACKGROUND The oral sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator fingolimod (FTY720) was recently approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. To date, data about a possible recurrence of disease activity after discontinuation of fingolimod treatment are scarce. OBJECTIVE To describe a patient who discontinued fingolimod treatment after a local malignant melanoma was di...

BACKGROUND Sleep disturbances in multiple sclerosis (MS) have received little research attention despite the potential influence it may have on the impact of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of sleep disturbances in a Lithuanian community sample of individuals with the relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and its relation with depression, anxiety, and h...

INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease that causes severe disability in younger patients. Many epidemiology studies have confirmed a variable prevalence. The objective of this study was to analyse the prevalence of this disease in La Rioja (Spain), using such variables as age and sex; type of progression, initial form of the disease, EDSS and number of relapses; disease-modi...

BACKGROUND Extensive research on both healthy subjects and patients with central nervous damage has elucidated a crucial role of postural adjustment reactions and central sensory integration processes in generating and "shaping" locomotor function, respectively. Whether robotic-assisted gait devices might improve these functions in Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is not fully investigated in l...

BACKGROUND/AIMS In adults, plasma exchange (PE) has been shown to be an efficient treatment for severe relapses of acute inflammatory CNS demyelinating diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this treatment in pediatric patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed a single-center cohort of pediatric patients with inflammatory CNS demyelinating disorders who...

UNLABELLED There are no published studies on the characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients from the south of Brazil. OBJECTIVE To identify the clinical features of a series of MS patients and to compare to other Brazilian series. METHOD Retrospective study with 67 patients followed in The MS Reference Center - RS, Brazil during the year of 2008. We analyzed demographic and clinica...