MS and Demyelinating Disorders

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 multiple sclerosis.

A recent study highlighted the potential of susceptibility-weighted image features as imaging biomarkers to differentiate patients with multiple sclerosis from those with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Patients with aquaporin-4-IgG-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder exhibited higher urine pH compared to those with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 16, 2024.

Here's the latest multidisciplinary MS research published online first in the International Journal of MS Care.

The associate professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine talked about promising developments in multiple sclerosis treatment strategies for 2024. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

Mark Freedman, MD, MSc, Tanuja Chitnis, MD, and Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD, review conditions under which they would assess treatment success for patients who have changed therapies.

Thought leaders explore treatment possibilities in patients with irregular NFL patterns.

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

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital shared thoughts on the promising advancements in the multiple sclerosis field for 2024. [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 neuromuscular disorders, and specifically, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 9, 2024.

The research scientist at Kessler Foundation discussed a recently funded study focused on improving memory and learning deficits in patients with multiple sclerosis by combining a cognitive rehabilitation program with a cycling initiative enriched with virtual reality elements. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]

Nananda Col, MD, MPH, MPP, FACP, the president and founder of Shared Decision Making Resources, spoke about usage of the MS-SUPPORT tool in a recent study to foster shared decision-making between patients and clinicians in multiple sclerosis.

The staff neurologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for MS detailed some of the negative impacts issues with access to neurologists and MS care centers can have on patient diagnosis and longterm prognosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Patients with non-P42 MOG-IgG in MOGAD had over three times higher risk of relapsing course than those with P42 MOG-IgG.

Tanuja Chitnis, MD, shares possible course of action if NFL levels begin to rise during treatment.

Mark Freedman, MD, MSc, Tanuja Chitnis, MD, and Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD, raise important questions about the extent to which biomarkers can aid in patient care as well as their limitations.

The professor of neurology at Stony Brook University Medical Center discussed the significance of shared decision making in multiple sclerosis care and promising developments in treatment strategies. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Throughout the 96-week EVOLVE-MS-1 trial, the majority of patients with MS experienced stable outcomes with diroximel fumarate treatment.

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 stroke.

In a case report, an HIV-positive patient with active multiple sclerosis showed reduced disease activity with tenofovir-containing antiretrovirals, suggesting potential MS treatment benefits.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 2, 2024.

The founder and executive director of the Sumaira Foundation shared her patient journey living with NMOSD and the progress that has been made in the field over the past decade. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]