Agoraphobia, online yoga, pregnancy, and vaccines are all on the table as Drs Anne Cross and Scott Newsome discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects their patients with MS.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/977031). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertiser. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500114-overview

Multiple Sclerosis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1146199-overview

COViMS Registry https://www.covims.org/

An Italian Programme for COVID-19 Infection in Multiple Sclerosis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7191287/

Paxlovid Emergency Use Authorization https://labeling.pfizer.com/ShowLabeling.aspx?id=16474

Bebtelovimab Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers https://www.fda.gov/media/156152/download

Remdesivir Prescribing Information https://www.gilead.com/-/media/files/pdfs/medicines/covid-19/veklury/veklury_pi.pdf

Evusheld Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers https://www.fda.gov/media/154701/download

New Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in the Setting of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Exposure https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8656147/

COVID-19 in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease in North America: From the COViMS Registry https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8407145/

Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1214270-overview

Drs Anne Cross and Lauren Krupp talk about the latest research and their real-life experience identifying and treating cognitive dysfunction in patients with MS in the busy clinic setting.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/977030). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertiser. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Multiple Sclerosis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1146199-overview

A Preliminary Validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) Tool in an Irish Population With Multiple Sclerosis (MS) https://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2211-0348(15)00111-X/fulltext

Digital Cognitive Testing Uncovers Hidden Impairment in MS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/892482

MIND Diet Adherence Might Be Associated With a Reduced Odds of Multiple Sclerosis: Results From a Case-Control Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8857348/

Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis: Cognition and Mood https://n.neurology.org/content/87/9_Supplement_2/S82.long

Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) as a Model for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3229753/

Cognitive Dysfunction in Early-Onset Multiple Sclerosis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/780539