Ethnicity and prevalence of multiple sclerosis
May 27, 2022
Multiple sclerosis has always been discussed as an autoimmune disease more common in Caucasian women of Northern European ancestry. Newer epidemiology studies show higher than presumed incidence in other ethnic groupsA study from Kaiser database in Southern California of > 2.6 million adult multiethnic community members from 2008-10 reviewed 3,863 individuals with multiple sclerosis.Average age was 51.7 yr and 76.8% were women.Female preponderance more in Blacks (81.2%) and Asians (83.6%)...
Is Evusheld useful for MS Patients?
May 20, 2022
EVUSHELD is a medication that is FDA approved for for pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).This means this medication is taken as a precaution to protect from developing severe illness covid infection in future.It is used for patients who are immune compromised due to a medical condition or on immunosuppressive medicines who may be at risk for severe COVID 19 in infection due to weakened immune system.EVUSHELD consists of two antibody combinationsIt is...
Cortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis
May 16, 2022
The commonly discussed MS plaques are within the white matter (WM) of the brain and are called (WM) lesions and can be seen on regular MRIs.Interestingly, a different type of lesion has been described in the cortex of MS patients, and a significant number of MS patients has these cortical lesions.The presence of cortical MS lesions has been confirmed in several pathological and imaging studies and has been recognized as an important component of MS.Despite resembling areas of WM demyelination,...
