MS and Demyelinating Disorders

Neurology News Network for the week ending January 30, 2021.

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Relapse, followed by medication history and age, was among the highest exclusion rates for MS trials across different disease-modifying therapies.

The neurologist from Cleveland Clinic discussed how her team found that patients with AO ≤21 years old had worse visual outcomes than those >21 years old.

Researchers sought to redefine dichotomous classifications of MS and identified meaningful classifications.

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Source-based morphometry, a novel independent component analysis technique, was found to be useful in characterizing patterns of atrophy development.

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Patients with an early age of onset (AO) were also more likely to receive less effective first-line oral therapy than those with later AOs.

The FDA previously declined to approve de novo classification in April 2019.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending January 15, 2021.

The EDSS inaccurately reported improvement rates while paralleling disability progression rates.

The clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital detailed his research on neurology resident EEG education, and the increased need for more consistency throughout programs.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending January 8, 2021.

Individuals whose mothers had pregestational diabetes mellitus had a statistically significant 2.3-fold increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis.