Clinical and Translational Neuroscience (Jan 2023)
Saudi Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Radiology/Imaging
- Jameelah A. Saeedi,
- Rumaiza H. AlYafeai,
- Abdulaziz M. AlAbdulSalam,
- Abdulaziz Y. Al-Dihan,
- Azeeza A. AlDwaihi,
- Awad A. Al Harbi,
- Yaser I. Aljadhai,
- Ahmed H. Al-Jedai,
- Nuha M. AlKhawajah,
- Majed M. Al-Luqmani,
- Abdulrahman O. AlMalki,
- Hajer Y. Al-Mudaiheem,
- Hind A. AlNajashi,
- Rayan A. AlShareef,
- Amani A. AlShehri,
- Faisal Y. AlThekair,
- Nabila S. Ben Slimane,
- Edward J. Cupler,
- Mamdouh H. Kalakatawi,
- Hanaa M. Kedah,
- Yaser M. Al Malik,
- Ibtisam A. Althubaiti,
- Reem F. Bunyan,
- Eslam Shosha,
- Mohammed A. Al Jumah
Affiliations
- Jameelah A. Saeedi
- Department of Neurology, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Khalid International Airport Road, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
- Rumaiza H. AlYafeai
- Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychology, My Clinic International Medical Co., Prince Sultan Road Al Mohammadiyyah, Jeddah 23617, Saudi Arabia
- Abdulaziz M. AlAbdulSalam
- Department of Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Makkah Al Mukarramah Rd., As Sulimaniyah, Riyadh 12233, Saudi Arabia
- Abdulaziz Y. Al-Dihan
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Security Forces Hospital Program, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia
- Azeeza A. AlDwaihi
- Department of Medicine, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar 34445, Saudi Arabia
- Awad A. Al Harbi
- Department of Neurology, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Khalid International Airport Road, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
- Yaser I. Aljadhai
- Department of Neuroimaging and Intervention, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
- Ahmed H. Al-Jedai
- Deputyship of Therapeutic Affairs, Ministry of Health, An Nakheel, Riyadh 12382, Saudi Arabia
- Nuha M. AlKhawajah
- Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
- Majed M. Al-Luqmani
- College of Medicine, Taibah University, Janadah Bin Umayyah Road, Tayba, Medina 42353, Saudi Arabia
- Abdulrahman O. AlMalki
- Neurology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Mahjar, Jeddah 22421, Saudi Arabia
- Hajer Y. Al-Mudaiheem
- Deputyship of Therapeutic Affairs, Ministry of Health, An Nakheel, Riyadh 12382, Saudi Arabia
- Hind A. AlNajashi
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Rayan A. AlShareef
- Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Amani A. AlShehri
- Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh 12746, Saudi Arabia
- Faisal Y. AlThekair
- College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Prince Mutib Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Rd., Ar Rimayah, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia
- Nabila S. Ben Slimane
- Drug Information Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah 23431, Saudi Arabia
- Edward J. Cupler
- Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah 23431, Saudi Arabia
- Mamdouh H. Kalakatawi
- Department of Neurology, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, An Naseem, Makkah 24241, Saudi Arabia
- Hanaa M. Kedah
- Department of Neurology, Hera General Hospital Industrial City, Al Buhayrat, Makkah 9364, Saudi Arabia
- Yaser M. Al Malik
- College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Prince Mutib Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Rd., Ar Rimayah, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia
- Ibtisam A. Althubaiti
- Department of Neurology, King Fahad Military Medical Complex Dhahran, Abqaiq Road, Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia
- Reem F. Bunyan
- Department of Neurology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Ammar Bin Thabit Street, Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia
- Eslam Shosha
- Division of Neurology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
- Mohammed A. Al Jumah
- Department of Neurology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ctn7010005
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 1
p. 5
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory neurological illness common in young adults. The prevalence and incidence of MS are regionally and globally increasing. Recent data from Saudi Arabia (SA) estimate the prevalence to be 40.40 cases per 100,000 population, and 61.95 cases per 100,000 population for Saudi nationals. With the increasing availability of treatment options, new challenges for treatment selection and approaches have emerged. There is a clear need for national guidelines to standardize practice, guide the personalization of decisions, and contain increasing costs. A multidisciplinary expert panel was formed to develop evidence-based Saudi consensus recommendations on the diagnosis and clinical care of MS, to aid healthcare practitioners in advising patients on treatment decisions. The recommendations were agreed upon after a thorough review, an evaluation of existing international guidelines, and the latest emerging evidence.
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