Anomalously warm weather and acute care visits in patients with multiple sclerosis: A retrospective study of privately insured individuals in the US
Author summary Why was this study done? Heat sensitivity is a common clinical feature of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Due to climate change, outdoor temperatures are expected to become more variable. Individuals with MS may be particularly at risk from anomalously warm temperatures that deviate from the long-term average to which they…
