MS and Demyelinating Disorders

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending December 16, 2022.

In the largest collected of PML DNA samples, the study identified 4 immune-linked, high effect size, rare variants for use in an iatrogenic PML risk genetic test.

The professor of medicine at the University of Manitoba detailed the implications of a new paper suggesting changes to the characterization of MS phenotypes and how it might impact previously approved therapies. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Stephen Krieger, MD; Daniel Bandari, MD, MS; Bruce Hughes, MD; Mitzi Williams, MD; and Heidi Crayton, MD, discuss their approach to switching treatments for patients with multiple sclerosis and the timing between therapies.

Stephen Krieger, MD; Daniel Bandari, MD, MS; Bruce Hughes, MD; Mitzi Williams, MD; and Heidi Crayton, MD, share their thoughts on sequencing disease-modifying therapies when treating patients with multiple sclerosis.

The professor of medicine at the University of Manitoba discussed the need to change how multiple sclerosis is characterized, and how aging contributes to increased disease progression. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of the last month, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

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 related dementias.

As the treatment paradigm for neurologic diseases rapidly progresses, the need for more thorough biomarker tools to measure disease progression and severity has increased, and in recent years, GFAP has emerged as a valuable candidate to add to the existing panel.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending December 9, 2022.

Stephen Krieger, MD; Daniel Bandari, MD, MS; Bruce Hughes, MD; Mitzi Williams, MD; and Heidi Crayton, MD, examine the safety of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulators for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

An expert panel talks about the preservation of brain health regarding the use of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulators to treat 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 the history of the American Epilepsy Society.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending December 2, 2022.

The senior physician and head of the Multiple Sclerosis Centre at University Hospital Basel spoke about his partnership with Octave and their work assessing and validating biomarkers for use in multiple sclerosis. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The neuropsychologist at Rutgers University spoke about her recently awarded NIH grant to study the impact of health and lifestyle behaviors in individuals with MS. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

An expert-led panel discuss the best practices and different treatment considerations in multiple sclerosis.

The associate professor of neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine provided background on incorporation of real-world methods to optimize treatment selection for multiple sclerosis.

The postdoctoral researcher and health psychologist at King's College London spoke at ECTRIMS 2022 about the digital approach to treating fatigue in multiple sclerosis and the lack of available measurements. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Stephen Krieger, MD; Daniel Bandari, MD, MS; Bruce Hughes, MD; Mitzi Williams, MD; and Heidi Crayton, MD, review data on ponesimod vs teriflunomide for the treatment of female patients with multiple sclerosis who are of childbearing age.

An expert panel provides an overview of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulators and their use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Michelle Chen, PhD, neuropsychologist at Rutgers University, spoke about her current research grant on the longitudinal impact of health and lifestyle behaviors on cognition with MS.

The professor of medicine at the University of Manitoba provided insight on a recently published paper which challenges the way multiple sclerosis is categorized and treated. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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

Experts in neurology discuss changes in cognitive health and the role that sphingosine-1-phospate receptor modulators and disease-modifying therapies play in MS management.

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 disorders.

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, FAAN, offered his perspective on data from the phase 2/3 N-MOmentum trial of the recently approved inebilizumab (Uplizna; Horizon Therapeutics) and why the therapy stands out from other NMOSD treatments.

Neurology News Network for the week ending November 26, 2022. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]