MS and Demyelinating Disorders

For the majority of patients who were either aquaporin-4-antibody seropositive or seronegative, rituximab was the first disease-modifying therapy administered for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 30, 2024.

IMU-838 daily doses of 30-mg and 45-mg suppressed the development of gadolinium-enhancing lesions by 78% and 74% compared with the placebo at 24 weeks in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

The postdoctoral researcher at Amsterdam University Medical Center introduces the DAAE score, a tool used to predict a patient's risk of transition to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 23, 2024.

Patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG-associated disease with severer attacks had higher C5b-9 levels than those with milder attacks.

The postdoctoral researcher at Amsterdam University Medical Center talked about the development of the DAAE score, a tool for predicting the risk of transition to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

A feature on NeurologyLive®, IJMSC Insights offers a closer look at the latest research and the people behind it from the community of the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care (IJMSC) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC).

Research indicated that up to 46% of patients diagnosed with presumed autoimmune limbic encephalitis tested negative for all currently identified central nervous system antigens.

Recent findings showed that treatment with satralizumab was likely associated with a reduction in the concomitant use of immunosuppressive therapies in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

The study highlights a dramatic decrease in income for patients following disease onset and a significantly higher proportion of them requiring social welfare jobs or disability pensions.

Most relapses occurred before patients resumed immunotherapy after giving birth, suggesting that continued immunosuppression during pregnancy might help prevent attacks.

A feature on NeurologyLive®, IJMSC Insights offers a closer look at the latest research and the people behind it from the community of the International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care (IJMSC) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC).

In this episode, Patricia Coyle, MD, FAAN, gave clinical insight on some of the next steps regarding S1P-modulating therapies, including some of the advantages of newer generation agents and the need for future studies to investigate benefits and limitations to each.

In this episode, Adnan Subei, DO, gave clinical background on ozanimod, the supportive trials behind the drug, and its known efficacy and safety profile to date.

Neurologist Adnan Subei, DO, gave clinical background on ozanimod, the supportive trials behind the drug, and its known efficacy and safety profile to date.

In this episode, Adnan Subei, DO, FAAN, discusses siponimod, a selective S1P receptor modulator approved in 2019, its clinical advantages, efficacy, and how it may be useful for patients with multiple sclerosis.

Acute clinical events with stable MRI were more likely among patients with multiple sclerosis who had longer disease duration, received highly effective disease-modifying therapies, and were presented with fatigue.

In this episode, Patricia Coyle, MD, FAAN, provides in-depth insight on fingolimod, the first approved S1P receptor modulator, and the clinical data pre- and post-approval.

In this episode, Patricia Coyle, MD, FAAN, describes the development of S1P modulator receptors, their mechanism of action, potential side effects, and considerations for patient suitability, particularly in comparison to other treatment options like monoclonal antibodies.

The study found a 98% agreement between treating physicians’ initial diagnoses and the new MOGAD criteria.

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

Epstein-Barr Virus-specific T cells in multiple sclerosis (MS) showed significant autoreactivity to central nervous system antigens, indicating a potential mechanism for MS-related damage.

Neurology News Network. for the week ending August 10, 2024. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Results showed that the DAAE Score performs well, with consistent risk estimates across the derivation (JMSC), internal-validation (JMSC), and external-validation (MSCA) dataset across treatment centers internationally.