MS and Demyelinating Disorders

Improvements in DMTs and management standards appear to have lowered the risk of progression to EDSS scores of 4.0 and 6.0 for those with pediatric-onset disease.

The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic discussed how novel dexterity measurements can improve prognostication of disease progression.

Daniel Reich, MD, PhD, senior investigator at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, spoke about his investigations into the role of microglia in progressive MS.

Impressions of exam results and the prognosis for a 35-year-old man who presents with progressive numbness and weakness in his left arm and leg.

An overview of high-efficacy therapies available to treat patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Final thoughts from participants on accepting help from others and listening to your body when you feel something is not right with multiple sclerosis.

Mary Ann Picone, MD, suggests that 1 of the biggest challenges is patients without strong support networks.

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The Vice-Chair for Research at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute discussed his team’s efforts to find the minimally effective dose of IMU-838.

Spencer Hutto, MD, a fellow of autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, discussed his team’s investigation into demyelinating events after the use of TNFαi inhibitors.

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The Ralph and Luci Schey Chair and Director of the Schey Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging at Cleveland Clinic discussed his team’s investigations presented at the 2021 AAN Annual Meeting.

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Kristen Krysko, MD, and Robert Fox, MD, look to the future of multiple sclerosis management. 

Considerations regarding the role of exercise and combatting fatigue when treating patients with multiple sclerosis.

Jeffrey Guptill, MD, MS, MHS, associate professor of neurology at neurologist at Duke University, detailed early positive results for nipocalimab in myasthenia gravis and the urgency to provide more treatment options for patients.

The neurologist at University of Utah discussed the potential of using teleneurology to diagnose neurological conditions.

The associate professor of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University discussed the findings of his presentation at AAN 2021.

Tanuja Chitnis, MD and Lauren B. Krupp, MD give insight into the future of pediatric multiple sclerosis by discussing unmet needs and advice for community neurologists.

The staff neurologist at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic spoke to a study using the digital Manual Dexterity Test.

Robert Fox, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, comments on the advantage of starting treatment with a high-efficacy therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and explains his approach to counseling patients when selecting treatment. 

Dr Patricia K. Coyle, of the Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute, comments on her approach to selecting first-line therapy to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, explaining how she selects between a lower-risk or high-efficacy therapy.

Before first diagnosis, patients with multiple sclerosis had more frequent encounters with medical doctors of different specialties compared to matched controls.

The importance of utilizing support from family and friends when managing multiple sclerosis.

Experience with cannabis use for treatment of pain, spasms, and anxiety due to multiple sclerosis is shared by Dr Picone and her patient Richard.