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Obesity tied to relapse in young patients with multiple sclerosis
Weight loss or BMI-based dosing might improve treatment response.
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Black holes are associated with impaired cognition in MS
SEATTLE – Patients with MS and at least one black hole have poorer cognitive processing speed and visuospatial...
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Functional GI disorders are common in MS
SEATTLE – In patients with MS, the prevalence of functional GI disorders increases with increasing disability.
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Neutrophils may decline in patients on fingolimod
SEATTLE – Levels of these innate immune cells decreased in patients who had been on the drug for years, and this finding warrants further research...
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Age does not influence cladribine’s efficacy in MS
SEATTLE – Cladribine provides comparable reductions in relapse rate and new lesions to patients with relapsing-...
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Patient registry sheds light on the economic impact of MS
SEATTLE – Dr. Kottil Rammohan discusses the extent to which multiple sclerosis limits patients’ potential at work and at home.
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In MS, the challenges for women are unique
SEATTLE – In treating women with MS, sexuality, pregnancy, and menopause all require specific attention.
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Pediatric MS often goes untreated in the year after diagnosis
SEATTLE – About 65% of patients with pediatric multiple sclerosis do not receive disease-modifying therapy (DMT) within 1 year of diagnosis....
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Steady advances made since recognition of neuromyelitis optica 20 years ago
SEATTLE – Dr. Brian Weinshenker discusses the progress made in understanding and managing neuromyelitis optica.
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Restless legs syndrome in MS linked to cognitive impairment
SEATTLE – Sleep dysfunction could be the key link, study suggests.
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Developing new measurements for better MS outcomes
SEATTLE – Researchers are working on developing more sensitive ways of measuring MS disease status.
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Mindfulness meditation may boost cognition in MS
SEATTLE – Brief mindfulness meditation may improve cognitive processing speed in patients with MS more than adaptive computerized cognitive...
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Switching from interferon beta-1a to alemtuzumab improves MS outcomes
SEATTLE – The switch is associated with a high rate of freedom from relapse and a reduced rate of brain volume loss...
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MS patients pay big price for breaks from DMT
SEATTLE – They suffer more relapses, hospitalizations, and ER visits, a study finds, and nondrug costs are higher.
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Low baseline heart rate may not increase cardiac risk when starting fingolimod
SEATTLE – First-dose cardiac events with fingolimod are rare, regardless of whether first-dose observations occur in clinic or at home.
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Group creates three-step algorithm for the management of MS relapse
SEATTLE – Distinguishing a multiple sclerosis relapse from a pseudorelapse is essential, according to a consensus statement.
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Fingolimod reduces MS disease activity, compared with glatiramer acetate
SEATTLE – In patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, 0.5 mg/day fingolimod reduces the annualized relapse rate...
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