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MS-related disability may be decreasing
STOCKHOLM – International data indicate that the prognosis of MS has improved, partly as a result of treatment.
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FDA approves diroximel fumarate for relapsing MS
The oral drug, marketed as Vumerity, converts to the same active metabolite as dimethyl fumarate.
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Adolescent lung inflammation may trigger later MS
STOCKHOLM – Swedish national health care registry studies show associations between pneumonia or infectious mononucleosis occurring in early...
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Smoking impairs cognition and shrinks brain volume in MS
STOCKHOLM – New evidence suggests the damage may be partially reversible.
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In patients with CIS, combined omics predicts conversion to clinically definite MS
STOCKHOLM – Oligoclonal band status is helpful for diagnosis, but cannot predict who will go on to develop clinically definite MS.
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Investigators use ARMSS score to predict future MS-related disability
STOCKHOLM – The score is the basis for a measurement that is stable over time.
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Intensive cognitive training may be needed for memory gains in MS
STOCKHOLM – Patients with MS saw the best results with the most intensive memory strategies.
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Baseline neurofilament light levels track with brain volume loss in MS
STOCKHOLM – Ten-year data strengthen neurofilament light’s potential prognostic role.
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Tocilizumab beat azathioprine for NMOSD
STOCKHOLM – The first-ever head-to-head trial compared the two drugs in highly relapsing neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
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Continuation of natalizumab treatment reduces risk of MS relapses during pregnancy
STOCKHOLM – Natalizumab treatment after the first trimester may not be associated with significant fetal risks.
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Even with no disease activity, recurrence risk near 50% when stopping DMTs for MS
STOCKHOLM – Younger patients had a significantly higher risk of recurrence when stopping disease modifying therapy.
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Plasma exchange in natalizumab-related PML shows no benefit, possible harm
STOCKHOLM – Biggest-ever study of natalizumab-associated PML in patients with multiple sclerosis raises red flag regarding common practice of...
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Ofatumumab has superior efficacy in relapsing-remitting MS, compared with teriflunomide
STOCKHOLM – The monoclonal antibody reduced annualized relapse rate and the risk of confirmed disability worsening,...
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Average daily step count reflects disability in MS
STOCKHOLM – Step count can be monitored remotely and correlates with measures of walking performance, cognitive...
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In highly active MS, is skipping gadolinium an option?
STOCKHOLM – Though skipping contrast missed a small number of lesions, most patients would still have been classified and treated correctly.
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Most patients with RIS develop MS within 10 years
STOCKHOLM – The conversion rate jumps to 87% in the presence of four risk factors at baseline.
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In MS, iron-ringed lesions may add to imaging toolkit
STOCKHOLM – Brain lesions with iron rings were detected only in MRI scans of MS patients.
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