Multiple Sclerosis

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is Alzheimer disease and dementia.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending May 26, 2023.

The associate professor at the University of Colorado highlighted the limitations of standard care visits in collecting crucial data from pediatric multiple sclerosis centers. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The head of CRCSEP and coordinator of the Neurosciences Research Unit at Paris City University discussed the positive results of teriflunomide in treating radiologically isolated syndrome, a preclinical stage of multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Expert neurologists discuss treatment options for a patient with comorbid autoimmune diseases, relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis, and psoriasis.

Ravi Dukkipati, MD, and Gabriel Pardo, MD, FAAN, review the use of rituximab and other disease-modifying therapies in a patient with an established diagnosis of relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis.

Clinically relevant effect sizes were observed, with those in the highest Dietary Inflammatory Index quartile having relapse risk 2.45 times higher than those in the lowest quartile.

Findings showed that greater average daily step count was significantly correlated with greater C2-C3 spinal cord gray matter areas, total cord area, and cortical gray matter volume.

The senior academic at the University of Sydney provided perspective on the role of CNM-Au8 in MS among a crowded treatment landscape, and the need for adjuvant treatments that address lingering lesion burden. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Here's some of what is coming soon to NeurologyLive® this week.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is sleep and sleep disorders.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending May 19, 2023.

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discussed the importance of recognizing disability as part of diversity in neurology, emphasizing the need for inclusive communication and accessibility for disabled patients. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

Anand Patel, MD, CPI, chief medical officer at Conquest Research, discussed a phase 2 study that investigated the efficacy and safety of LX9211, an oral medication targeting neuropathic pain.

Neurological rehabilitation, or neurorehabilitation, can be described as the use of rehabilitation interventions to improve or maintain function and quality of life in the context of neurological conditions.

The director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology provided commentary on the possibility of preventing NMOSD, and the need to improve access to approved therapies and AQP4 testing. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Bruce Hughes, MD, comments on the current use and access to biomarkers in MS management, as well as sharing how NfL is being used in clinical practice presently.

An expert neurologist discusses pNfL being utilized outside of clinical trials and implemented into clinical practice for the treatment of MS.

Bruce Hughes, MD, reviews clinical trials of use of NfL in MS, highlighting data on the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor, evobrutinib.

Bruce Hughes, MD, provides an overview of the use of neurofilament light chain (NfL) as a biomarker in multiple sclerosis (MS), highlighting the accuracy and reliability of plasma/serum NfL (pNfL) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NfL measurements.

The associate professor at the University of Colorado talked about a study involving pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis and related disorders, and the risk of COVID-19 infection among those on B-cell-depleting therapy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Findings from the 12-week study showed a significant decrease in total number of new gadolinium-enhancing lesions in patients with relapsing MS on fenebrutinib relative to placebo.

Ahmed Zayed Obeidat MD, PhD; Ravi Dukkipati, MD; and Gabriel Pardo, MD, FAAN, discuss a patient case with relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis progression and share considerations for switching treatment.

Expert neurologists review treatment options for a young female with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).

The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine provided insight on the necessary research needed to understand why certain races experience more significant multiple sclerosis disease progress. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology discussed findings from the phase 3 CHAMPION-NMOSD trial of ravulizumab in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The panel shares final advice for the multiple sclerosis community.

Craig Mainor shares advice for people living with multiple sclerosis and their families.

The senior academic at the University of Sydney discussed the reasons for using BC-LCLA and the modified MS Functional Composite in the phase 2 VISIONARY-MS trial. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]