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CMSC 2020 Day 4: Sarah Morrow, MD, MS, on a Clinician's Guide to Cognition in MS

Sarah Morrow, MD, MS, presents her lecture titled, "A Clinician’s Guide to Cognition in MS" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 4: Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, on the Role of Biological Aging in MS Progression

Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, presents her lecture titled, "The Role of Biological Aging in MS Progression" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 4: Riley Bove, MD, on Caring for Women Across the Reproductive Lifespan

Riley Bove, MD, presents her lecture titled, "Caring for Women Across the Reproductive Lifespan" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 4: Horea Rus, MD, PhD, on the Role of Complement in MS

Horea Rus, MD, PhD, delivers his lecture titled, "The Role of Complement in MS" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 4: Sergio Baranzini, PhD With a Genetics Update in MS

Sergio Baranzini, PhD, presents his lecture titled, "Genetics Update" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 3: Mark Freedman, MSc, MD, on Stem Cell Research

Mark Freedman, MSc, MD, presents the John F. Kurtzke Lecture, titled "Stem Cell Research Update" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

Aerobic Exercise Shows Positive Effect in Multiple Sclerosis

Improvements in function may be mediated by an effect of aerobic fitness on deep gray matter brain structures.

Cladribine Deemed Well-Tolerated in MS Treatment, Could Influence Adherence Rates

An analysis of data from the phase 3 development of cladribine (Mavenclad; EMD Serono) showed that the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was low and most were mild in intensity.

CMSC 2020 Day 3: Laura Safar, MD on Use of Psychotropics in MS

Laura Safar, MD, presents her lecture titled, "Use of Psychotropics in MS: Antidepressants, Anti-anxiety Agents, Mood Stabilizers, Hypnotics, Antipsychotics, and Cognitive Enhancers" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 3: Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, on Cannabis and MS

Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, presents his lecture titled, "Cannabis and MS: Efficacy, Safety, Drug Interactions, and Research Update" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 3: Benjamin Greenberg, MD, on Emerging Therapies Across the Disease Spectrum

Benjamin Greenberg, MD, presents his lecture titled, "Emerging Therapies Across the Disease Spectrum" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

Peter Nakaji, MD: The State of Science for Epilepsy Surgery

The chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Banner-University Medical Center discusses the current state of the science being done in the realm of epilepsy surgery.

Levels of GFAP Higher in NMOSD, Suggesting It May Serve as a Biomarker

A subset group of inebilizumab-treated patients who did not have adjudicated attacks displayed more than a 2-fold increase in serum CSF glial fibrillary acidic protein from baseline, implying GFAP may serve as a biomarker.

Pediatric MS Disease Activity May Increase Upon Menarche

Findings from a study of more than 500 girls with multiple sclerosis suggest that first menstruation and the onset of puberty may be a time of increased disease activity in pediatric MS.

CMSC 2020 Day 2: Patricia Bobryk, MHS, PT, MSCS, ATP, on Rehab in MS: That Was Then, This Is Now

Patricia Bobryk, MHS, PT, MSCS, ATP, presents her lecture titled, "Rehabilitation in MS: That Was Then, This Is Now" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 2: Brenda Banwell, MD, on Current Perspectives of Pediatric MS Care and Research

Brenda Banwell, MD, presents her lecture titled, "Current Perspectives of Pediatric MS Care and Research" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

Satralizumab Shows Safe Profile in Patients With NMOSD

Data from the overall satralizumab treatment period, which expanded on the double-blind periods by adding new data from the ongoing open-label extension periods, were consistent with the double-blind period results.

CMSC 2020 Day 2: Mona Bostick, RDN, LDN, on the Importance of Nutritional Health in Patients With MS

CMSC 2020 Day 2: Anthony Feinstein, MPhil, PhD, on Diagnosing and Treating Depression in MS

Anthony Feinstein, MPhil, PhD, FRCP, presents his lecture titled, "Depression and MS: Diagnosing and Treating" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

MSProDiscuss Tool Is Usable and Useful in MS Clinical Practice

A real-world survey of more than 300 health care practitioners suggests that the MSProDiscuss tool offers a useful tool for the physician-patient discussion on multiple sclerosis disease progression.

Natalizumab Provides Superior 'Feel Good' Experience in MS Over Other Treatments

Increases in physical, emotional, and cognitive functioning were more common in patients receiving natalizumab than in patients receiving other disease modifying therapies.

Siponimod Reduces Risk of Disability Progression Regardless of Prior Relapses in MS

The Novartis agent showed benefit in patients who had multiple sclerosis both with and without relapses.

CMSC 2020 Day 1: Patricia Melville, Marijean Buhse, PhD, on Comorbidities and Critical Thinking About DMTs and Vaccines

Patricia Melville, NP-C, MSCN, and Marijean Buhse, PhD, NP-C, MSCN, present their lecture titled, "Comorbidities and MS: Critical Thinking About DMTs and Vaccines" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 1: Amy Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP, on Science, Art, and Practice of Behavioral Medicine in MS

Amy Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP, presents her lecture titled, "Science, Art, and Practice of Behavioral Medicine" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 1: Brian Weinshenker, MD, on Emerging Treatment Options for NMOSD

Brian Weinshenker, MD presents his lecture titled, "Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders: Emerging Treatment Options" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 1: Patricia Coyle, MD on Diagnosis, Clinical Course, and Long-Term Management of Progressive MS

Patricia Coyle, MD, delivers her lecture titled, "Progressive MS: Diagnosis, Clinical Course and Long-Term Management" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

Evobrutinib Shows Long-Term Efficacy and Safety in Phase 2 Study

Evobrutinib, a highly selective BTK inhibitor for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, showed long-term safety and success in reducing annualized relapse rates.

Ocrelizumab Has Similar Effects in MS With Shorter Infusion Time

The Genentech agent, which is approved for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, showed no new safety signals in a comparison between conventional and shorter infusion times.

Ofatumumab Increases NEDA-3 Likelihood in MS Compared With Teriflunomide

Novartis’s anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody has been shown to increase the odds of patients with multiple sclerosis achieving no evidence of disease activity status by more than 3-fold in the first year and more than 8-fold in the second year.

The Importance of Interdisciplinary Care in MS

The director of behavioral medicine at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic detailed the need to incorporate interdisciplinary care and behavioral medicine in commonplace MS practice.