Attitudes of people with MS toward brain donation

A new study by Ruth Ann Marrie (the recipient of the Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research at ACTRIMS 2023), Leanne Kosowan , Gary R. Cutter , Robert J. Fox and Amber Salter suggests that 62% of people with MS would consider brain donation.

MS research relies heavily on donations of post-mortem brain tissue, and yet little is known about the attitudes of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) about brain donation. This article assess the attitudes of people with MS toward brain donation, preferences related to discussions of brain donation, and factors associated with attitudes toward brain donation including sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, health literacy and religiosity.