Cigarette smoking significantly slows recovery time from a relapse for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), according to a pilot study in Iran.
Similar links with relapse recovery were not seen for tobacco use with water pipes or exposure through second-hand smoke, also known as passive smoking.
Findings add to prior evidence linking cigarette smoking with significantly faster disability progression and poorer outcomes.
The study, “The effects of different types of smoking on recovery from attack in hospitalized Multiple Sclerosis patients,” was published in the journal Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.
