Menopause and multiple sclerosis: Influence on prognosis and role of disease-modifying drugs and hormonal replacement therapy.

Luciana MidagliaSusana OteroFrancesc BaróXavier MontalbanMar Tintore

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2020)

Menopause seems to be associated with transient symptom worsening, but the existence of an inflection in disability progression is still controversial. Properly designed studies are necessary to achieve conclusive results.

Keyphrases

replacement therapy
multiple sclerosis
postmenopausal women
smoking cessation
white matter
case control
polycystic ovary syndrome
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
subarachnoid hemorrhage
brain injury
drug induced