Update on the management of multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post pandemic: An international consensus statement

Saúl Reyes; Anthony L. Cunningham; Tomas Kalincik; Eva Kubala Havrdová; Noriko Isobe; Julia Pakpoor; Laura Airas; Reem F. Bunyan; Anneke van der Walt; Jiwon Oh; Joela Mathews; Farrah J. Mateen; Gavin Giovannoni

doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577627

Update on the management of multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post pandemic: An international consensus statement

Saúl Reyes, Anthony L. Cunningham, Tomas Kalincik, Eva Kubala Havrdová, Noriko Isobe, Julia Pakpoor, Laura Airas, Reem F. Bunyan, Anneke van der Walt, Jiwon Oh, Joela Mathews, Farrah J. Mateen, Gavin Giovannoni

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In this consensus statement, we provide updated recommendations on multiple sclerosis (MS) management during the COVID-19 crisis and the post-pandemic period applicable to neurology services around the world. Statements/recommendations were generated based on available literature and the experience of 13 MS expert panelists using a modified Delphi approach online. The statements/recommendations give advice regarding implementation of telemedicine; use of disease-modifying therapies and management of MS relapses; management of people with MS at highest risk from COVID-19; management of radiological monitoring; use of remote pharmacovigilance; impact on MS research; implications for lowest income settings, and other key issues.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	577627
Journal	Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume	357
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577627
State	Published - Aug 15 2021

Keywords

COVID-19
Disease-modifying treatment
Multiple sclerosis
Pharmacovigilance
Telemedicine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Immunology
Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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Reyes, S., Cunningham, A. L., Kalincik, T., Havrdová, E. K., Isobe, N., Pakpoor, J., Airas, L., Bunyan, R. F., van der Walt, A., Oh, J., Mathews, J., Mateen, F. J., & Giovannoni, G. (2021). Update on the management of multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post pandemic: An international consensus statement. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 357, Article 577627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577627

Reyes, S, Cunningham, AL, Kalincik, T, Havrdová, EK, Isobe, N, Pakpoor, J, Airas, L, Bunyan, RF, van der Walt, A, Oh, J, Mathews, J, Mateen, FJ & Giovannoni, G 2021, 'Update on the management of multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic and post pandemic: An international consensus statement', Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 357, 577627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577627

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