MS and Demyelinating Disorders

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Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on primary progressive aphasia.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending April 27, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 26, 2024.

The associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School discussed findings from a study investigating nasal foralumab in patients with non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Satralizumab, an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, shows promise in reducing infection rates compared to historical data.

Between those with NMOSD and NAION, the data showed differences in disc edema, peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickening, vision loss, and the symptoms that preceded vision loss.

The director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology discussed the safety of ravulizumab and the ways to avoid risks of meningococcal infection. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Foralumab's anti-CD3 mechanism modulates T cell function, offering potential benefits for the challenging-to-treat na-SPMS patients.

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on the sleep disorders.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 19, 2024.

The chief of the Division of MS and Neuroimmunology at UConn Health talked about the unevenly distributed progress in multiple sclerosis care, impacting minority populations who often face worse disease outcomes. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The neurology resident at Massachusetts General Brigham talked about assessing the safety of cancer treatments in patients with multiple sclerosis using checkpoint inhibitors. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine discussed a study presented at AAN 2024 highlighting the risks of cannabis use in patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The associate professor of neurology at University of California, San Francisco talked about findings from an analysis that assessed the safety of ocrelizumab when administered close to pregnancy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The executive vice president of research at National MS Society talked about the Dystel Prize which is presented at AAN to a recognized individual who promotes further advancements in understanding and treating MS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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The director of the Allegheny Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Center at Allegheny General Hospital discussed exploring the potential role of BTK inhibitors and advanced MRI techniques to address smoldering multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

Patients with first MS symptoms less than 3 years prior to enrollment saw greater long-term benefits with ublituximab than those with longer disease course.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending April 12, 2024.

The professor of materials science and engineering at Cornell University and chief executive officer at Artificial Axon Labs talked about the development of artificial axons through 3D printing. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine discussed the trial design of the phase 4 RENEW study assessing the long-term safety profile of mitoxantrone in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

The assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine talked about her preclinical research in immunology to explore the intricate mechanisms controlling chronic inflammation in the central nervous system. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is on limb girdle muscular dystrophy.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending Aprl 5, 2024.

The professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine discussed the limited impact of current therapies on retinal atrophy rates in progressive multiple sclerosis at the 2024 ACTRIMS Forum. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Elizabeth Miller, MA, the manager of health literacy at the National MS Society, discussed the impact of health literacy in the multiple sclerosis community.