Darin T. Okuda, MD, FAAN, FANA

The professor of neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center discussed the Octave Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity Test as a complementary tool to MRI and clinical assessment in MS. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The director of Neuroinnovation and Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Imaging Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center discussed ways to build off the ARISE study and the unanswered questions regarding radiologically isolated syndrome. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of Neuroinnovation and Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Imaging Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center discussed the presentation of radiologically isolated syndrome and identifying candidates for treatment. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The director of Neuroinnovation and Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Imaging Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center discussed ARISE, the first-ever study to show disease-modifying effect in radiologically isolated syndrome. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of Neuroinnovation and Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Imaging Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center shared his perspective on data suggesting that DMT can benefit patients with radiologically isolated syndrome. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The coauthors of a study assessing costs associated with unused disease-modifying therapies shared their insight into the extended effects of unused treatments in MS, including the importance of transparency between physician and patient. [WATCH TIME: 12 minutes]

The coauthors of a study assessing costs associated with unused disease-modifying therapies shared their insight into the extended effects of unused treatments in MS. [WATCH TIME: 14 minutes]

Identifying the best treatment strategy for Black or African American patients who are at risk for a more challenging clinical course is of great importance and represents a key unmet need in our field.

Guest editor-in-chief Darin T. Okuda, MD, FAAN, FANA, details the fast moving field of multiple sclerosis and the direction the disease is moving towards in 2021.