ACTRIMS: Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
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Manual dexterity may decline more rapidly in pediatric-onset MS
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – Age, sex, Patient-Determined Disease Steps, and multiple sclerosis type significantly affect...
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DMT use is common in older patients with MS
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – More than a third of patients with multiple sclerosis aged 60 years and older remain on disease-modifying therapy,...
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Shared medical appointments educate and encourage MS patients
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – The group dynamic tackles social isolation and reduces ER utilization.
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Incomplete MS relapse recovery predicted greater long-term disability
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The findings suggest the need for a stronger focus on the role of relapse recovery.
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Incidence of cardiovascular events is doubled in patients with MS
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Cancer increase observed in modern era of MS drugs
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – The increased incidence is observed post 1996; the risk is nevertheless called small.
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Pregnancy linked to slowed MS progression
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – The study shows women with no full-term pregnancies have earlier onset of progressive MS; the effect appears greater with...
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OCT may help predict disease activity in CIS
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. – Low ganglion cell and inner plexiform layer thickness is associated with an increased risk...
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Study launched to further evaluate the central vein sign in MS
DALLAS – A total of 10 clinical sites in North America are participating, with the Cleveland Clinic coordinating.
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Genetic signature helps identify those at risk of MS
DALLAS – “In this effort to redefine this disease and when it starts, these molecular and cellular studies are becoming very important.”
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Survey of MS patients reveals numerous pregnancy-related concerns
DALLAS – Of those who became pregnant following diagnosis, 20% reported postpartum depression or anxiety.
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Teriflunomide transmission can occur in female partners of men taking the drug
DALLAS – Women who had low detectable levels of teriflunomide did not engage in more frequent sexual intercourse than did women with undetectable...
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Evaluations for possible MS often turn up one of its many mimics
DALLAS – At two multiple sclerosis (MS) centers, 74% of patients referred for a possible diagnosis of MS did not have the disease.
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Migraine associated with more severe disability in patients with MS
DALLAS – “Traditional migraine risk factors such as obesity, anxiety, and depression were also overrepresented in our cohort” of patients with MS...
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Medical tourism for MS stem cell therapy is common
DALLAS – And 25% of neurologists reported that their patients had complications.