MS and Demyelinating Disorders

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 18, 2023.

The executive vice president of the National MS Society discussed the challenges with treating progressive forms of MS, and the accumulating neurodegeneration seen over time. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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 general neurology.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 11, 2023.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of July 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Results showed that 67% of treated patients in Stage A demonstrated evidence of clinical improvement, indicating that IgG autoantibodies play a significant role in the underlying biology of CIDP.

The executive vice president of the National MS Society provided insight on the Pathways to Cures roadmap, a global initiative to stop multiple sclerosis, restore function, and end MS.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, presents his final thoughts for clinicians on the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, discusses new data presented at the 2023 European Academy of Neurology (EAN) congress on BTK inhibitors, such as Tolebrutinib, evobrutinib, renibrutinib, and fenibrutinib. Dr Cree also highlights important safety information and adverse events identified in these studies.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, provides his clinical advice on managing treatment cessation of sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators while preventing multiple sclerosis (MS) disease rebound.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, discusses how sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators may suppress a patients immune system and key considerations clinicians should make in light of this.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, reviews the results of the long-term efficacy and safety study of ozanimod, DAYBREAK, in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) published last year. Dr Cree also discusses two other safety studies presented at the 2023 European Academy of Neurology (EAN) congress.

In the supporting phase 3 study, treatment with GA Depot resulted in statistically significant reductions in annualized relapse rate, the primary end point, and other secondary outcomes of T1 and T2 hyperintense lesions.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, discusses key considerations when selecting one of the four FDA approved sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators for multiple sclerosis (MS). Dr Cree also highlights a particular adverse event observed in the extension studies of these four S1P receptor modulators.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, discusses the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) and how sphinogine-1-phospate (S1P) receptor modulators address the underlying causes. Dr Cree also discusses the differences between the four FDA approved drugs for MS: fingolimod, siponimod, ozanimod, and ponesimod.

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 sleep disorders.

Neurology News Network for the week ending August 5, 2023. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending August 4, 2023.

After nearly 13 years of follow-up, 36% of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis had a confirmed Expanded Disability Status Scale score worsening.

The associate professor in the department of population and quantitative health sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine talked about the presentation of multiple sclerosis in Latinx individuals compared with White Americans. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The PhD student in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University discussed the use of artificial intelligence and image harmonization techniques to address the challenges caused by multisite effects in neuroimaging. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine talked about the importance of addressing family planning with patients with multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Review the latest peer-reviewed articles dedicated to the multidisciplinary management of multiple sclerosis published in the International Journal of MS Care.