Decision-making on management of ms and nmosd patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latin american survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence of COVID-19 and its vertiginous spreading speed represents a unique challenge to neurologists managing multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). The need for data on the impact of the virus on these patients grows rapidly. There is an urgent necessity of sharing information to enable evidence-based decision making on the clinical management. There are no data on what physicians are doing on clinical practice in Latin American countries.

Aim

to investigate current management opinion of Latin American MS and/or NMOSD expert neurologists based on their experience and recommendations.

Methods

we developed a voluntary web-based survey based on hypothetical situations that these patients may encounter, while taking

SUBMITTER: Ricardo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837246 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature