Reorganization of multiple sclerosis health care system in Clinical Centre of Montenegro during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a number of changes to health systems, including the provision of health services to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Work in the Clinic for Neurology of the Clinical Center of Montenegro (CN-CCM) with MS patients continued as much as possible during the epidemic. The administration of the already started disease-modifying therapy (DMT) continued, and the introduction of the new one was postponed until the moment when the epidemic started to slow down. During the epidemic period, plasmapheresis treatment was performed in CN-CCM without any complications. New ways of communications (special e-mail address and phone line) with MS patients during epidemic were realized. During epidemic, smaller number of relapses were reported compared to same period in 2019. There were not MS patients in Montenegro suffering from SARS-Cov2 virus infection. •Montenegrin MS Health Care System was reorganized during the COVID-19 pandemic.•There were no MS patients infected with SARS-CoV2.•Diagnostic procedures and treatment were continued to the greatest extent possible.•Smaller number of relapses were reported compared to same period in 2019.•Plasmapheresis treatment during COVID-19 pandemic passed without any complication.