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A systematic literature review of randomized controlled trials in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder was performed, with 7 studies identified and 2 used in analyses.

Investigators noted the long-term cost-effectiveness and safety of this approach, as it does not require the regular use of disease-modifying therapies.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual meeting will take place in-person and virtually in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 13-16, with more than 950 in-person attendees and 130 presenters.

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital provided insight on the tolebrutinib’s mechanism of action, and new data presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2022. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Bruce Bebo, PhD, outlined findings from a recent analysis presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2022, with investigators concluding costs associated with the disease have previously been underestimated.

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital provided insight on the use of biomarkers to improve management of RIS and uncover more as it relates to MS.

Data provide an update to the post-approval safety profile of cladribine tablets in patients with relapsing MS in reference to COVID-19 infections.

The staff neurologist and medical director of the Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Program at St Michaels Hospital discussed the lack of guidelines for patients with RIS and the research efforts needed going forward to establish them.

Previously reported data show patients with multiple sclerosis treated with anti-CD20s have reduced response to COVID-19 vaccines, but there has been limited research on MS outcomes among vaccinated patients.

The staff neurologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research discussed the results of a new study on age and sex as determinants of autoimmune encephalitis. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Investigators noted the need for more transformational treatments to improve disability for patients with both primary and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Data suggest that there is a greater cognitive benefit for patients with higher levels of baseline neurological disability treated with the training and transcranial direct current stimulation.

The professor of neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine discussed her presentation at ACTRIMS Forum 2022, which showed better cognitive outcomes in MS following treatment with tDCS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania provided insight on a new way to accurately predict chronic active lesion evolution from newly developing MS lesions using 7T MRI.

The study found that all COVID-19 cases were mild to moderate in severity, and all enrolled patients recovered and remained in the study.

Investigators utilized a novel method to accurately capture spinal cord area at C1 vertebral level from legacy brain MRI scans.

The executive vice president of the National MS Society spoke on recently published data suggesting the relationship between EBV and MS, also sharing his opinion on the potential of vaccines. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

The pediatric epileptologist at Cleveland Clinic provided insight on her presentation at the 2022 AAN Annual Meeting that evaluated ganaxolone in phase 3 study of patients with CDKL5 deficiency disorder. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Most trials that reported on MS-related fatigue measured its change from baseline and whether that change was statistically significant.

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania discussed his abstract at ACTRIMS Forum using 7T MRI features of newly developed MS lesions to predict chronic active lesions. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Regardless of prophylactic or therapeutic paradigms, treatment with evobrutinib resulted in significantly reduced disease severity and improvement of immunopathological parameters of MS disease.

The executive vice president of the National MS Society spoke on the primary theme of ‘biomarkers’ at this year’s meeting, as well as the areas he believes require the most attention for patients with MS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Three-year follow-up data presented at the ACTRIMS Forum 2022 suggest cortical lesion burden, particularly subpial lesions, is the primary driver of worsening disability and conversion to secondary progressive MS.

Mechanistic data from the phase 2 REPAIR-MS trial support blinded efficacy data from the VISIONARY-MS trial, suggesting that Clene Nanomedicine’s investigational CNM-Au8 has the potential to drive clinically meaningful improvements in recognized MS functional end points.

A pair of datasets from the CLASSIC-MS and GLIMPSE studies of cladribine (Mavenclad; EMD Serono) suggest that the oral tablet sustained delayed conversion to clinically definite MS as well as favorable efficacy to dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, and teriflunomide.

Using a diagnostic threshold of at least 1 paramagnetic rim lesion, MS was identified with a sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 88%, which increased to 95% after excluding patients with RIS and CIS.

Additional study is required to further investigate the integration of FES cycling into clinical practice for management of SPMS.

Investigators concluded that the Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity test can assist in monitoring therapeutic response to glatiramer acetate and biologic agents.