Viral exposures and MS outcome in a prospective cohort of children with acquired demyelination
Makhani N, Banwell B, Tellier R, Yea C, McGovern S, O’Mahony J, Ahorro JM, Arnold D, Sadovnick AD, Marrie RA, Bar-Or A, Network O. Viral exposures and MS outcome in a prospective cohort of children with acquired demyelination. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2015, 22: 385-388. PMID: 26199356, DOI: 10.1177/1352458515595876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ViralChickenpoxChildCohort StudiesCytomegalovirus InfectionsDemyelinating DiseasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleHerpes SimplexHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMultiple SclerosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesSeroepidemiologic StudiesConceptsCMV infectionEpstein-Barr virus infectionRemote EBV infectionSubsequent MS diagnosisImportant prognostic informationMultiple sclerosis riskVaricella-zoster virusHerpes simplex virusCMV seroprevalenceDemyelinating syndromesMonophasic ADSEBV infectionCytomegalovirus infectionProspective cohortMS diagnosisViral exposurePrognostic informationMS outcomesVirus infectionHigh riskSimplex virusMS developmentInfectionProtective factorsChildren