Study of the Association Between Menarche and Disease Course in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
Onset of puberty may be a time of increase in disease activity and may require consideration of a change in therapeutic approach. Menarche age was used as a surrogate for puberty, and future studies measuring sex steroid hormones may be informative.
Authors
- Alice Rutatangwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-7947)
- Mark Gorman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3694-8832)
- Leslie A. Benson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1680-4834)
- Emmanuelle L. Waubant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-0157)
- Jayne Ness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-0138)
- Yolanda Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-4496)
- John W. Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-5921)
- Moses Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6328-6497)
- Bradley J. Barney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-2914)
- Teri Schreiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-812X)
- Tanuja Chitnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-4422)
- Manikum Moodley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5998-0371)
- Jennifer S. Graves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-1940)
- Gregory Scott Aaen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0408-2053)
- Soe Mar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8449-2003)
- Mary R. Rensel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9613-8394)
- Timothy E. Lotze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2898-1963)
- Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-151X)
- Kristen M. Krysko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-597X)
- Anita Belman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4939-9000)
- Theron Charles Casper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7512-1294)
- Michael Waltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8859-0362)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000210213
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94