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Multiple sclerosis starting before the age of 18 years: the Brazilian experience
Fragoso,Yara Dadalti; Ferreira,Maria Lucia Brito; Morales,Nivea de Macedo Oliveira; Arruda,Walter Oleschko; Brooks,Joseph Bruno BidinMultiple sclerosis (MS) starting in childhood and adolescence poses a challenge for diagnosis and management of the disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the characteristics of early onset MS in Brazilian patients. Methods Retrospective data collection from specialized MS units. Results From 20 MS units in 11 Brazilian states, 117 cases of MS starting before the age of 18 years were collected. The...
Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis: the initial results from a Brazilian database
Fragoso,Yara Dadalti; Finkelsztejn,Alessandro; Comini-Frota,Elizabeth Regina; Gama,Paulo Diniz da; Grzesiuk,Ansderson KuntzPURPOSE: Pregnancy management poses an extra challenge to physicians and their multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. There are few papers reporting databases on the subject. METHOD: Brazilian database from nine MS clinical and research units, with complete data on 47 pregnant women (49 pregnancies). RESULTS: Despite relatively high exposure to MS medications, no birth defects were reported. Low birth weight and pre...