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Flu Shot Safe, Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis Patients.(Brief Article)
2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --
Flu shots are safe for most multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and prevent infections that can trigger or worsen MS symptoms, according to a study in the April 10, 2001, issue of Neurology.
"This is contrary to popular belief," said neurologist and study author Neville Moriabadi, MD, of Julius Maximilians University in Wurzburg, Germany. "Many MS patients and their doctors worry that the vaccine itself will cause a flare-up in their symptoms, but that is most unlikely."
The study examined 12 MS patients and 28 healthy volunteers before and for four months after they had flu shots. None of the MS patients had any worsening of symptoms or any other side effects directly after the vaccination.
Both groups showed a positive response to the vaccine, with increased antibodies to fight off the influenza A virus targeted by the vaccine. And both groups showed no change in T cells reactive against myelin proteins, regarded as disease-causing factors in MS.
In contrast, these T cells increased in six patients and four volunteers who happened to develop respiratory infections over the four-month follow-up period.
One patient had a relapse in symptoms after a respiratory infection. MS symptoms for the other patients remained stable over the four-month ...
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