MS and Demyelinating Disorders

The president of the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in MS shared his perspective on the impact of COVID and the top talks at the ACTRIMS Forum 2021.

The PhD candidate at the neuroimmunology laboratory at Memorial University of Newfoundland discussed the potential of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist as a biomarker in MS disability as well as a therapeutic target.

NeurologyLive’s coverage of ACTRIMS Forum 2021 featured a number of insightful conversations with leading experts in multiple sclerosis care.

Researchers from Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia, found that plasma neurofilament light levels predict no evidence of disease activity status as well as NEDA plus brain volume loss status.

With the COVID era changing social environments and interactions, making sure patients can maintain social connections is as important as ever.

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The oral S1P1 modulator joins a number of other agents in its class, and has also been submitted to the European Medicines Agency for approval in the treatment of MS.

The neurologist from Massachusetts General Hospital discussed when to prescribe disease-modifying therapy and some challenges in caring for patients with RIS.

Age, sex, EDSS score, and recent methylprednisolone use were all identified as risk factors for developing severe COVID-19.

An overview of the criteria used to diagnose relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis when it converts to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

A panel of experts led by Bruce Cree, MD, highlight the clinical subtypes of multiple sclerosis including presentation and prevalence.

The fellow of autoimmune neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital discussed the need for follow-up with patients long-term after TNFα inhibitor treatment.

The postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University detailed a number of topics regarding the impact concealing multiple sclerosis diagnosis can have on a patient.

Ishu Arpan, PhD, senior research associate at Oregon Health & Science University, also discussed further studies she would like to see conducted in MS falls.

Alise Carlson, MD, a resident at Cleveland Clinic, discussed her presentation from ACTRIMS Forum 2021 on the misdiagnosis of adult-onset genetic leukodystrophies as multiple sclerosis.

Persons with pediatric-onset MS received higher rates of disability benefits, sickness absence days in their youngest age period, and disability pension days in their oldest age period than those without MS.

The postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University discussed her abstract from ACTRIMS Forum 2021 on the associations of MS diagnosis disclosure and concealment with anxiety and depression.

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In assessing patients treated with siponimod, researchers also saw that plasma neurofilament light levels slightly predicted a reduced risk of disease worsening.

Students share their experience in the virtual classroom, navigating new requirements, and the lessons learned from their position in a global pandemic.

The partnership is aiming to develop a novel approach to damage repair in multiple sclerosis from a number of potential drug candidates.

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The senior investigator at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke discussed 2 treatments currently being evaluated for use in multiple sclerosis.

The assistant professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic detailed the areas of autoimmune encephalitis research that need more attention, as well as the diagnostic potential of autoantibody assays.