%0 Journal Article %A Rezaeimanesh, Nasim %A Sahraian, Mohammad Ali %A Naser Moghadasi, Abdorreza %T Evaluation of the Opinion of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis on the Outcomes of Catching COVID-19 and Its Effects on the MS Symptoms %J Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal %V 11 %N 2 %U http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1763-en.html %R 10.32598/bcn.11.covid19.2520.1 %D 2020 %K Multiple Sclerosis, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Outcome, Concerns, %X Introduction: To assess the opinion of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on the outcomes of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and its effects on MS symptoms if they catch coronavirus. A cross-sectional study was performed. Methods: Considering the study objectives, a questionnaire was designed and prepared as a Google Form for MS patients for one week. Results: A total of 148 MS patients with an average age of 35.73 years completed the questionnaire. The most important concern of the participants was “a high prevalence of COVID-19” following by the “MS symptoms worsening”. Many participants (35%) believed that, if they catch COVID-19 they will be cured. However, the treatment will take more time for them in comparison with the general population. About 39.8% of the patients stated that COVID-19 infection does not affect the MS symptom, but others noted that, it can cause relapse (30.8%) or worsen MS symptoms (29.3%). Conclusion: This study revealed that MS patients are more anxious about the effects of COVID-19 on their underlying disease rather than the infection itself. %> http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1763-en.pdf %P 201-206 %& 201 %! %9 Commentary %L A-10-2520-1 %+ Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 2008-126X %[ 2020