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Body mass index trajectories in pediatric multiple sclerosis.

James Nicholas BrentonEmma WoolbrightChristina Briscoe-AbathAsma QureshiMark ConawayMyla D Goldman
Published in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2019)
Children with multiple sclerosis are significantly more overweight than typically developing peers at the time of diagnosis. Body mass index trajectories are significantly higher years before the clinical manifestation(s) of multiple sclerosis.
Keyphrases
  • multiple sclerosis
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • white matter
  • depressive symptoms
  • young adults
  • weight loss