Predictors and dynamics of postpartum relapses in women with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 739-746

  Hughes, Stella E ^a,b   Spelman, Tim ^c   Gray, Orla M ^d   Boz, Cavit ^e   Trojano, Maria ^f   Lugaresi, Alessandra ^g   Izquierdo, Guillermo ^h   Duquette, Pierre ⁱ   Girard, Marc ⁱ   Grand'Maison, Francois ^j   Grammond, Pierre ^k   Oreja Guevara, Celia ^l   Hupperts, Raymond ^m   Bergamaschi, Roberto ⁿ   Giuliani, Giorgio ^o   Lechner Scott, Jeannette ^p   Barnett, Michael ^q   Edite Rio, Maria ^r   Van Pesch, Vincent ^s   Amato, Maria Pia ^t   Iuliano, Gerardo ^u   Slee, Mark ^v   Verheul, Freek ^w   Cristiano, Edgardo ^x   Fernández Bolaños, Ricardo ^h   Poehlau, Dieter ^y   Saladino, Maria Laura ^z   Deri, Norma ^aa   Cabrera Gomez, Jose ^ab   Vella, Norbert ^ac   Herbert, Joseph ^ad   Skromne, Eli ^ae   Savino, Aldo ^af   Shaw, Cameron ^ag   Moore, Fraser ^ah   Vucic, Steve ^ai   Petkovska Boskova, Tatjana ^aj   McDonnell, Gavin ^a   Hawkins, Stanley ^a,b   Kee, Frank ^b   Butzkueven, Helmut ^c,ak,al   more..

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

ⁱ NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j Neuro Rive Sud   (Canada)

^k Hotel Dieu de Levis Hospital   (Canada)

^l HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^m Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

ⁿ C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^o Ospedale di Macerata   (Italy)

^p JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^q UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^r HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^s CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^t UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^u Ospedali Riuniti di Salerno   (Italy)

^v FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^w Groen Hart Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

^x HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^y Kamillus Klinik   (Germany)

^z Multiple Sclerosis Centre Kamillus Klinik ^*  (Argentina)

^aa HOSPITAL JUAN A FERNÁNDEZ   (Argentina)

^ab CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE RESTAURACIÓN NEUROLÓGICA CIREN   (Cuba)

^ac MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^ad NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^ae HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^af Servicio de Alergia   (Argentina)

^ag GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^ah MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^ai WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^aj Clinic of Neurology Clinical Center   (Macedonia)

^ak UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^al MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

disability progression; disease modifying treatments; Multiple sclerosis; pregnancy; relapsing remitting

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTPARTUM RELAPSE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GESTATION PERIOD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; AGED; DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK;

EID: 84899116470     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458513507816     Document Type: Article

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