Clinical Topics & News
Clinical Topics & News
Interview with John Corboy, MD, on discontinuing disease modifying therapy in elderly patients with MS
Conference Coverage
Neurologists grappling with patients who embrace ‘stem cell tourism’
DALLAS – The unethical practice of offering unproven cellular preparations to patients is rising in multiple sclerosis.
Video
Don’t forget social determinants of health in minority MS patients
DALLAS – Keep race and ethnicity in mind when caring for patients with multiple sclerosis, says Dr. Lilyana Amezcua.
Conference Coverage
CSF biomarker clusters correlate with MS severity
DALLAS – Proteins related to astrocytes and microglia are elevated in the CSF of patients with multiple sclerosis and correlate with MS disease...
Video
Smartphone-based visual tests for MS patients show promise
DALLAS – Researchers have developed tests to detect visual pathway disturbances, with an eye toward ease of use.
Conference Coverage
Spinal cord atrophy found to be accelerated in subset of RRMS patients
DALLAS – The finding marks the first of its kind.
Clinical Topics & News
Interview with Joseph R. Berger, MD, on the Financial Contribution of the MS Specialist
Literature Review
DMTs, stem cell transplants both reduce disease progression in MS
Literature Review
Daclizumab beta may be superior to interferon beta on MS disability progression
A post hoc analysis indicates that daclizumab beta has superior efficacy, compared with interferon beta-1a, regardless of patients’ baseline...
News
Does rituximab delay disability progression in patients with secondary progressive MS?
Patients with secondary progressive MS who are treated with rituximab off label may accrue less disability during follow-up, compared with matched...