Recommendations for the treatment of multiple sclerosis with disease-modifying drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic
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R. Kizlaitienė
Vilnius University
N. Giedraitienė
Vilnius University
I. Sereikė
Vilnius University
J. Liutkienė
Vilnius University
L. Leščinskienė
Vilnius University
G. Kaubrys
Vilnius University
Published 2020-06-02
https://doi.org/10.29014/ns.2020.13
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Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic
multiple sclerosis
disease-modifying therapies

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Kizlaitienė R, Giedraitienė N, Sereikė I, Liutkienė J, Leščinskienė L, Kaubrys G. Recommendations for the treatment of multiple sclerosis with disease-modifying drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. NS [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 2 [cited 2025 Oct. 25];24(2(84):100-4. Available from: https://test.zurnalai.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai/article/view/27741

Abstract

The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent pandemic present a challenge to neurologists treating patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. Many national professional bodies have responded rapidly by issuing guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily focused on MS disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). In this article, we review implications of COVID-19 for people with MS, including general health advice, the risk of respiratory infections, basic recommendations for relapse management, MS treatment, including disease-modifying therapies, and medical services for MS patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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