The Rate of Hospitalization of Pregnant Women with Multiple Sclerosis in Poland.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is most often diagnosed in women of childbearing age. Therefore, it is important to examine the impact of pregnancy on the course of MS and to enable patients to make decisions about motherhood based on reliable data. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of pregnancy on the course of MS by comparing the frequency of MS-related hospitalizations during pregnancy and 40 weeks postpartum versus 40 weeks before pregnancy.

Biologic treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in Poland, 2012-2020: nationwide data.

Introduction: The frequency of biologic drug treatment for Polish patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn disease (CD) has been insufficiently studied.

Objectives: We aimed to analyze the use of biologic treatments among Polish patients suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs).

Patients And Methods: We used administrative data collected by the National Health Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia [NFZ]), Poland's sole public health care payer.

Nationwide data on epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in Poland between 2009 and 2020.

Introduction: The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Poland has been recognized to only a limited extent.

Objectives: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of IBD by analyzing data from the National Health Fund, Poland's sole public health insurer.

Patients And Methods: Administrative health claims collected over the 2009-2020 period were used to identify patients with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC).

Gender-Related Differences in Prodromal Multiple Sclerosis Characteristics: A 7-Year Observation Study.

Increasing evidence supports the observation that multiple sclerosis (MS) has a preclinical period, with various prodromal signs and symptoms more frequently represented in patients with confirmed MS many years later. Considering the apparent gender differences in the incidence and clinical course of MS, it remains unclear whether it could be reflected in prodromal symptom features. This study aimed to compare a broad spectrum of prodromal signs and symptoms between males and females in the 7-year period before the definite diagnosis of MS.

Multiple sclerosis incidence and prevalence in Poland: Data from administrative health claims.

Background: The detailed data concerning multiple sclerosis (MS) epidemiology in Poland are based on studies from few and less populated provinces. Therefore, we evaluated MS incidence and prevalence in Poland using electronic administrative health claims (AHCs) from the National Health Fund.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the AHC financial database collected from 2009 to 2019, encompassing all patients using public health resources.