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Lars Bø er overlege ved Nevrologisk avdeling, Haukeland universitetssjukehus, professor ved Universitetet i Bergen og leder for Nasjonal kompetansetjeneste for multippel sklerose.
Articles by Lars Bø
Breastfeeding and treatment for multiple sclerosis
- Øivind Torkildsen,
- Brit Ellen Rød,
- Lars Bø,
- Stig Wergeland,
- Trygve Holmøy,
- Kjell-Morten Myhr
24.10.2022:
Monoclonal antibody therapy is effective for multiple sclerosis, and only small amounts of antibodies are transferred to breast milk. Even though the approved product descriptions advise against breastfeeding during medicinal treatment, several of the most effective MS drugs are compatible with...
Disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis
- Trygve Holmøy,
- Gro Owren Nygaard,
- Kjell-Morten Myhr,
- Lars Bø
10.05.2021:
High-efficacy therapy from the time of diagnosis substantially improves the prognosis for multiple sclerosis. The national guidelines on MS nevertheless recommend less effective therapy for many patients, and must be updated in pace with medical advances. We consider in the following how multiple...
Treatment of multiple sclerosis under the COVID-19 pandemic
- Trygve Holmøy,
- Øivind Torkildsen,
- Lars Bø
29.04.2020:
Patients with multiple sclerosis are often treated with immunosuppressants and frequently have comorbidities or functional decline. They may therefore be at increased risk of a serious course of COVID-19 if they are infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Norwegian Multiple Sclerosis Competence Centre...
Visual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis
- Jana Midelfart Hoff*,
- Mauran Dhayalan,
- Anna Midelfart,
- Ane Roushan Tharaldsen,
- Lars Bø
02.08.2019:
Multiple sclerosis can give rise to signs and symptoms from the entire nervous system, including visual impairments. Visual impairments often go unreported because they are not obvious to patients, which means that doctors must ask about them specifically. Regular monitoring of vision is important...