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Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134, Verona, Italy

Publications

• Mini Review Article   
  Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis
  Author(s): Valentina Mazziotti*
  
  Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that affects 2.3 million people worldwide, mostly young adults, with a high female prevalence (70% to 75%). Therefore, most individuals who get diagnosed with MS are women of childbearing age. However, disease activity is greatly reduced during the last trimester of pregnancy, although an increased relapse rate is observed in the three months after delivery. Despite several studies point to pregnancy as a period of stabilization in the clinical course of MS, pregnancy in MS remains a controversial issue, mainly in relation to discontinuation of disease-modifying treatment, which is recommended from the time pregnancy is established and, to date, remains confirmed. Therefore, this is a very sensitive issue to consider given the importance of, on the one hand, ensuring the health of the fetus a.. Read More»
  

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