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2021 May 07


Mult Scler Relat Disord


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Registry of patients with multiple sclerosis and COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia.

Authors

Alshamrani F, Alnajashi H, Al Jumah M, Almuaigel M, Almalik Y, Makkawi S, Alsalman S, Almejally M, Qureshi S, Aljarallah S, AlKhawajah N, Kedah H, Alotaibi H, Saeedi J, Alamri A
Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 May 07; 52:103004.
PMID: 34049217.

Abstract

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread and developed as a pandemic threatening global health. Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)-an autoimmune demyelinating inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS)-are predominantly treated with immunomodulatory/immunosuppressive disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), which can increase the risk of infection. Therefore, there is concern that these patients may have a higher risk of COVID-19. In response to growing concerns of neurologists and patients, this study aimed to determine the prevalence, severity, and possible complications of COVID-19 infection in patients with MS in Saudi Arabia (SA).