MS and Demyelinating Disorders

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Researchers compared Neuro-QoL scores between patients treated with natalizumab and ocrelizumab, another high-efficacy treatment for MS.

The clinical research director at the UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center discussed the findings of the long-term open-label assessment of inebilizumab in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Neurology News Network for the week ending April 24, 2021.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending April 23, 2021.

The associate professor of neurology and neurologist at Duke University discussed the positive results of nipocalimab, a monoclonal antibody, in patients with myasthenia gravis.

Considerations regarding age in treatment decisions in patients with nonactive multiple sclerosis progression.

The therapy has fewer off-target effects on kinases and may be better-tolerated than other DHODH inhibitors for patients with relapsing MS.

Experts discuss how they monitor response to multiple sclerosis therapies and disease progression.

Patients in the randomized controlled trial and the open-label extension treated with inebilizumab experienced similar rates of being attack-free, extending as far as 4 years.

The professor of neurology and Neurological Sciences, Pediatrics, and Genetics at Stanford Medicine discussed the ULTIMATE trial data presented at the 2021 AAN Annual Meeting.

Patient/guardian decision, adverse event, and physician decision were the 3 noted reasons for discontinuation with either ofatumumab or teriflunomide.

Leaders in neurology provide insight into first-line disease-modifying therapies for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, such as interferon or glatiramer acetate, and glucocorticoids for acute events.

The 2021 AAN Meeting Hot Topics plenary focused on neurological facets of COVID-19, and featured insight from Anthony Fauci, MD, of NIAID, and Walter Koroshetz, MD, of NINDS, among others.

Richard shares his experience receiving his infusion therapy for treatment of multiple sclerosis.

An expert neurologist discusses treatment options for progressive multiple sclerosis.

Clyde E. Markowitz, MD, comments on the growing role of magnetic resonance imaging to help diagnose multiple sclerosis and highlights characteristics of lesions he looks at during a diagnostic evaluation.

Patricia K. Coyle, MD, highlights revisions to the McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis and emphasizes why health care professionals need to start referring to the criteria in a more standard fashion.

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Results from the ongoing clinical trial will help define clinical management guidelines for switching patients with relapsing MS on other disease-modifying therapies to siponimod.

Neurology News Network for the week ending April 17, 2021.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending April 16, 2021.

Kimberly Allen-Philbey, a PhD candidate at the Barts MS Center in London, discussed the advantages of using a personalized dosing schedule of off-label, subcutaneous cladribine.

Experts in progressive multiple sclerosis summarize the phase 2 SPRINT-MS trial and the rationale for treating patients with ibudilast.

A discussion of how experts treat nonactive multiple sclerosis in terms of trial results or symptom management and how decisions are based on patient age.