Understanding the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis in Patients with HIV (posted March 28th 2023)

Psychiatric comorbidity during the proximal period in patients with multiple sclerosis

A. Chertcoff, F. L. Yusuf, F. Zhu, C. Evans, J. D. Fisk, Y. Zhao, R. Marrie, H. Tremlett; Psychiatric comorbidity during the prodromal period in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 2023 Nov 14;101(20):e2026-e2034. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207843. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37748884.

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Editorial: How Far Are We in Translating the Multiple Sclerosis Prodromes in Clinical Practice?
Raffaele Palladino, Eva M Strijbis. Neurology Sep 2023, 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207989; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207989

Salient quote: Chertcoff et al. have to be commended for their effort at evaluating the psychiatric prodrome of MS using the combination of administrative and clinical data.

Select Media

Faculty of Medicine: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/depression-anxiety-may-be-among-early-signs-of-ms/

UBC Media Relations: https://news.ubc.ca/2023/09/26/depression-anxiety-may-be-among-early-signs-of-ms/

Large Study Suggests that Psychiatric Conditions May Provide Early Hints to a Future MS Diagnosis
US NMSS. September 25, 2023. https://www.nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/Large-Study-Suggests-that-Psychiatric-Conditions-M

Trainee (first author) interview:
Mind Matters: Psychiatric Comorbidity in the Prodromal Phase of MS
ReachMD, A US HealthConnect Company. Posted 8Nov2023

‘According to a recent study, psychiatric conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia may be early indicators of multiple sclerosis (MS) years before symptoms appear, which could enable the early diagnosis and treatment of patients with MS. Joining Dr. Charles Turck to share key details and findings from this study is Dr. Anibal Chertcoff. Not only is Dr. Chertcoff the lead author of the study, but he’s also a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia where his research centers on characterizing the multiple sclerosis prodrome.’

Could depression and anxiety be early signs of MS? Medical News Today (Oct 1^st 2023)

Also covered locally: Vancouver is Awesome, Richmond News, Burnaby Now, Tri-City News, North Shore News, Squamish Chief, Delta Optimist, New Westminster Record, Powell River Peak, Alaska Highway News and in the USA: US News & World Report.

Person living with MS who works at UBC (shared with UBC media), demonstrates the impact this work is having on people.

“I am a patient at the Centre for Brain Health. I wanted to thank you for the article you wrote about MS research. In the absence of other symptoms, I have had a hard time coming to terms with my diagnosis. The great research happening within the Faculty of Medicine is one of the reasons I’m proud to work at UBC and grateful for the care I receive there. I have shared your article with friends and family, and hope it will help them understand, just as it has helped me. Thank you.”