Iranian specialists' approach to surgery in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Data on perioperative risk stratification in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are limited. In this regard, the present study was conducted to investigate Iranian specialists' approach to surgical counseling for patients with MS (PwMS). 21 MS specialists were asked about 11 case scenarios with different MS disease statuses, disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), and urgency of the operation.

Iranian specialists' approach to treatment escalation in multiple sclerosis patients with cognitive impairment.

People with multiple sclerosis ‎(MS) and their physicians recognize cognitive retention as an important desired outcome of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). In this study, we attempted to gather the opinions of Iranian MS experts regarding the treatment approach toward clinical cases with different physical and cognitive conditions. Opinions of 20 MS specialists regarding the best approach to 6 case scenarios (with different clinical, cognitive, and imaging characteristics) were gathered via a form.

Investigation of the safety of live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccination in patients with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with natalizumab: A case series and review of the literature.

Introduction: It is generally recommended to avoid live attenuated vaccines in patients treated with high efficacy disease-modifying treatment (DMT). However, a delay in starting DMT in highly active or aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) might lead to a significant disability.

Objective: We aimed to report a case series of 16 highly active RRMS patients who received the live-attenuated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine during treatment with natalizumab.

Exploring the association of reproductive history with the development and course of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Background: women of childbearing age are at higher risk for developing Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD). Post-onset pregnancy is believed to affect and be affected by NMOSD. This study aimed to assess the effect of pregnancy on the development and course of NMOSD.

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) associated with cancer: A systematic review.

Unlabelled: NMOSD: is a disease shown to be highly associated with other diseases such as autoimmune diseases. There are a few reports of this association with cancer. So, this systematic review aimed to obtain a broad understanding on the cancers associated in NMOSD, including the source of common perceptions and assumptions in this regard.

Autoimmune diseases associated with Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: A literature review.

Introduction: Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which predominantly involves optic nerves and spinal cord. Since the introduction of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (NMOSD) as a separate entity, there have been many reports on its association with other disorders including systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Here, we reviewed other immune-mediated diseases associated with NMOSD and tried to categorize them.

A presentation of ulcerative colitis after rituximab therapy in a patient with multiple sclerosis and literature review.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most important demyelinating diseases that affects the central nervous system. Its treatment often involves a long-term disease modifying therapy. According to some studies, the prevalence of autoimmune disorders, such as autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and ulcerative colitis (UC) is higher in MS patients than in the normal population.