Results: 15

Coexistence of restless legs syndrome and multiple sclerosis aggravates anxiety and depression

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 80 (2), 2022
ABSTRACT Background: Among the comorbidities that accompany multiple sclerosis (MS), restless legs syndrome (RLS) is one of the most common. Anxiety and depression are common psychological comorbidities that impact the quality of life of patients with MS (PwMS), as well as patients with RLS. Objective...

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in key cities of Brazil: a study in Passo Fundo, Southern Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (8), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: To improve the comparability of multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence across Brazilian regions, the Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in MS has implemented a standardized approach to assess the prevalence of the disease in five key cities, which were deemed representative ...

Disease progression and obstetric outcomes of women with multiple sclerosis at a reference center in northeastern Brazil

Abstract Objective To describe the obstetric outcomes of patients withmultiple sclerosis (MS) and the impact of pregnancy and the postpartum period on the progression of the disease. Methods A case series study performed between December 2019 and February 2020, reporting pregnancies occurred between ...

Association of clinical epidemiological factors to polypharmacy among patients with multiple sclerosis: real-life data

ABCS health sci; 46 (), 2021
INTRODUCTION: Treatment for multiple sclerosis should focus on relapse prevention and treatment, as well as symptom and disease progression control, which require the use of multiple medications. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of polypharmacy and related clinical, epidemiological factors in multi...

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in key cities of Brazil. A study in Joinville, Southern Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: The Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (BCTRIMS) has launched an initiative to determine the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Brazil, based on key cities deemed representative of their regions in terms of demographic and environmental featur...

Esclerosis múltiple en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19
Multiple sclerosis in the context of pandemic COVID-19

En la esclerosis múltiple se pierde la tolerancia inmunológica a las vainas de mielina. Los virus pueden intervenir en su etiopatogenia. La actual pandemia de COVID-19 puede incrementar los casos y exacerbar los brotes de esclerosis múltiple(AU)...

Effects of Comorbid Fibromyalgia Syndrome on activities of daily living in multiple sclerosis patients

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (9), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the frequency of Comorbid Fibromyalgia Syndrome and its effects on quality of life and activities of daily living without any known psychiatric problem (schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) or severe disability, other than depression, in patients with multiple sclerosis...

Prevalência do diagnóstico de enfermagem Mobilidade Física Prejudicada em pessoas com esclerose múltipla

Objetivo: identificar a prevalência do diagnóstico de enfermagem Mobilidade Física Prejudicada, suas características definidoras e fatores relacionados em pessoas com Esclerose múltipla e verificar a associação entre ambos e suas razões de prevalência. Métodos: estudo transversal com 113 pacien...

Migraine in 746 patients with multiple sclerosis

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (9), 2019
ABSTRACT Migraine adds to the burden of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). The ID-migraine is a useful tool for screening migraine, and the Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire can evaluate disease burden. The aim of the present study was to assess the presence and burden of migrain...

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, in some cities in Brazil, was estimated and was found to range from 0.75 to 30.7/100,000. The reasons for such a large variation in rates of prevalence are not clear, but environment and genetics help to explain this phenomenon. Methods: A cross-sectional stu...