Multiple Sclerosis
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Late-onset MS is often more severe than earlier-onset MS
ST. LOUIS – Late-onset MS often has faster accrual of disability and might require different treatment options.
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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.
News from the FDA/CDC
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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Cannabis-using MS patients improve cognition with 28 days of abstinence
STOCKHOLM – “It’s good for neurologists to know that, if they prescribe cannabis or their patient is self-medicating and chooses to stop, their...