MS and Demyelinating Disorders

In a cohort of patients with NMOSD, more severe depressive symptoms were associated with increased time-varying functional connectivity between the precuneus and temporal cortex.

Jeffrey Dunn, MD, and Regina Berkovich, MD, PhD, provide an overview of the impact vaccinations and immunization may have on multiple sclerosis therapies, highlighting the ability of S1P treatments to remain effective.

Regina Berkovich, MD, PhD, provides insight on the considerations and patient awareness of the risk of infections with disease-modifying therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Experts in neurology share their hopes for the future of multiple sclerosis treatment and discuss unmet needs and novel targets.

Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC, and Bridget A. Bagert, MD, share their opinions on how to move investigative treatments for multiple sclerosis off the laboratory bench and into clinical practice.

Doctors in neurology comment on the hidden symptoms of multiple sclerosis and debate whether they should be treatment targets.

Dr Okuda shares his thoughts on the importance of patient dialogue in successful management of multiple sclerosis.

A multiple sclerosis expert, Dr Darin Okuda reviews long-term outcomes with ozanimod in DAYBREAK trial based on the number of relapses that was presented at EAN 2022.

Dr Darin Okuda discusses strategies for treatment selection and management of relapses in multiple sclerosis.

Dr Jacqueline Nicholas hypothesizes about the utility of neurofilaments as a biomarker of disease severity in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Heidi Crayton, MD, and Jacqueline Nicholas, MD, review the importance of long-term safety data in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis, and Flavia Nelson, MD, discusses her approach to counseling patients on the safety considerations regarding new S1P modulating agents.

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Dr Brownlee shares his advice and recommendations from national MS society on providing cognitive care for patients suffering from MS.

A multiple sclerosis expert, Dr Brownlee shares study design and clinical data on relapse following discontinuation of ozanimod in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Dr Wallace Brownlee discusses reasons of and clinical impact of treatment discontinuation in multiple sclerosis.

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Darin T. Okuda, MD, and Karin Cook. [LISTEN TIME: 55 minutes]

Experts in neurology discuss the considerations and practicalities of treating patients with multiple sclerosis who may undergo surgery and explore the role of treatment holidays.

Regina Berkovich, MD, PhD, comments on the role of patient education in engaging ethnically diverse and underrepresented patient populations with multiple sclerosis in their treatment plans.

Experts in neurology comment on clinical trial design considerations and discuss novel imaging techniques and biomarkers that they consider most important to investigate for multiple sclerosis.

Bridget A. Bagert, MD, leads a discussion on the ideal patient populations for using a potential vaccine for multiple sclerosis, and the panel comments on other factors to consider when administering vaccines.

Dr Flavia Nelson comments on the impact of S1P modulators on brain volume measures; highlighting thalamic atrophy and its correlation with brain volume loss in MS.

Experts in neurology review data surrounding the role of disease-modifying therapies in preventing grey matter brain atrophy and cognitive decline.

Dr Macaron shares her interpretation of the data and importance of individualizing treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis.

Dr Gabrielle Macaron reviews data with ozanimod in treatment naïve vs experienced patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis presented at EAN 2022.

A multiple sclerosis expert, Dr Gabrielle Macaron, discusses factors that can lead to a change of therapy for patients with multiple sclerosis.

Chaired by Annette Okai, MD, of North Texas Institute of Neurology & Headache, the presentations also feature Fernando Cuascut, MD, MPH, of Baylor College of Medicine; and Lauren Tardo, MD, and Rebecca Romero, MD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center. [WATCH TIME: 1 hour, 18 minutes]

Using a backward logistic regression model, lower functional capacity between the default-mode network and ventral attention network accurately predicted response to cognitive rehabilitation among a cohort of patients with MS.