Association Between Early-Life Self-Medication and Multiple Sclerosis Risk: A Case-Control Study
Early-life use of certain medications, especially corticosteroids and hypnotics, may be linked to increased MS risk, while the use of supplements and common over-the-counter drugs might have protective associations. Educational and regulatory efforts are needed to prevent unsupervised medication use in children.
Authors
- Vahid Asgharzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-0543)
- Mahdi Asghari Ozma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4918-8820)
- Behroz Mahdavipoor
- Bita Alizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-2604)
- Jalil Rashedi
- Yassin Siahi
- Saba Monadi Oskouei
- Seyyed Amin Seyyed Rezaie
- Mohammad Asgharzadeh
Institutions
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Biotechnology Research Center (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2174/0118715303412026251125095355
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00