Real-time assessment of COVID-19 prevalence among multiple sclerosis patients: a multicenter European study

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  • Gloria Dalla Costa
  • Letizia Leocani
  • Xavier Montalban
  • Ana Isabel Guerrero
  • Sørensen, Per Soelberg
  • Melinda Magyari
  • Richard J.B. Dobson
  • Nicholas Cummins
  • Vaibhav A. Narayan
  • Matthew Hotopf
  • Giancarlo Comi
  • on behalf of the RADAR-CNS consortium

We assessed the prevalence and impact of COVID-19 among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients across Europe by leveraging participant data collected as part of the ongoing EU IMI2 RADAR-CNS major programme aimed at finding new ways of monitoring neurological disorders using wearable devices and smartphone technology. In the present study, 399 patients of RADAR-MS have been included (mean age 43.9 years, 60.7% females) with 87/399 patients (21.8%) reporting major symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. A trend for an increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms under alemtuzumab and cladribine treatments in comparison to injectables was observed. Remote monitoring technologies may support health authorities in monitoring and containing the ongoing pandemic.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNeurological Sciences
Vol/bind41
Udgave nummer7
Sider (fra-til)1647-1650
Antal sider4
ISSN1590-1874
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2020

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