TY - JOUR
T1 - Real-time assessment of COVID-19 prevalence among multiple sclerosis patients
T2 - a multicenter European study
AU - Dalla Costa, Gloria
AU - Leocani, Letizia
AU - Montalban, Xavier
AU - Guerrero, Ana Isabel
AU - Sørensen, Per Soelberg
AU - Magyari, Melinda
AU - Dobson, Richard J.B.
AU - Cummins, Nicholas
AU - Narayan, Vaibhav A.
AU - Hotopf, Matthew
AU - Comi, Giancarlo
AU - on behalf of the RADAR-CNS consortium
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Multiple Sclerosis
KW - Remote monitoring technologies
U2 - 10.1007/s10072-020-04519-x
DO - 10.1007/s10072-020-04519-x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32617741
AN - SCOPUS:85087437661
SN - 1590-1874
VL - 41
SP - 1647
EP - 1650
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
IS - 7
ER -