Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. It characterized by demyelinating lesions throughout the central nervous system. Patients suffering from multiple sclerosis constitute vulnerable population to coronavirus disease-2019. This review focuses on effects of disease-2019 relapse and symptom exacerbation in patients their treatment. highlights how blood-brain barrier may be compro...

Survival to 1996 was analysed for nearly 2500 veterans of World War II who were rated as 'service-connected' for multiple sclerosis as of 1956 by the then Veterans Administration. Survival from onset was defined for all white women and black men, and a random sample of white men. Median survival times from onset were 43 years (white females), 30 years (black males) and 34 years (white males). C...

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether age of onset of multiple sclerosis is related to use of combined oral contraceptives and/or timing of childbirth. The results showed that use of combined oral contraceptives and childbirth before the first multiple sclerosis symptom was correlated to a higher mean age at the onset of the disease.

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how to cite this article: inaloo s, haghbin s, moradi m, dashti h, safari n. acquired cns demyelinating syndrome in children referred to shiraz pediatric neurology ward. iran j child neurol. 2014 spring; 8(2):18-23. objective incidence of cns acquired demyelinating syndrome (ads), especially multiple sclerosis (ms) in children, appears to be on the rise worldwide. the objective of this study wa...

BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) typically affects young adults; however, the first symptoms can occur after age 50 and is classified as late-onset MS (LOMS).  METHODS In this retrospective study, we extracted the records of 3522 MS patients (2716 females and 806 males) registered in the Isfahan MS Society (IMSS) from 2003 to 2010. Next, we searched for LOMS cases. We aimed to compare these...