Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on frequency of clinical visits, performance of MRI studies, and therapeutic choices in a multiple sclerosis referral centre.
Álvaro Cobo-CalvoAna ZabalzaJordi RíoGeorgina ArrambideSusana Otero-RomeroPaula TaglianiSimón Cárdenas-RobledoMireia CastilloCarmen EspejoMarta RodriguezPere CarbonellBreogán RodríguezLuciana MidagliaÁngela Vidal-JordanaCarmen TurIngrid GalanJoaquín CastilloManuel ComabellaCarlos NosCristina AugerMar TintoréÀlex RoviraXavier MontalbanJaume Sastre-GarrigaPublished in: Journal of neurology (2022)
Maintenance of the number of clinical visits was likely due to telemedicine adoption. Although the number of MR dramatically dropped during the "first wave", an early recovery was observed. Treatment prescriptions suffered a slight quantitative decrease during 2020, whereas substantial qualitative changes were found in specific treatments.