…tant changes to the diagnosis of MS were introduced in the revised McDonald 2024 criteria (Montalban et al. ECTRIMS 2024;SS1). MS is no longer strictly a clinical diagnosis: paraclinical evidence of an abnormal brain/spinal MRI is required. In addition to brain/spinal cord lesions, dissemination in space (DIS) criteria now include the optic nerve as a fifth topography. Optic nerve pathology may be demonstrated with MRI, visual evoked potentials (V…

…f relapse during pregnancy or in the one year postpartum. Relapse was most common in the first trimester and commonly involved isolated sensory deficits. There was a higher risk of relapse in women with spinal lesions at the time of diagnosis and conception. Disability progression in the one year postpartum was more likely in women who relapsed during pregnancy or the first postpartum year compared to those who did not relapse (25.8% vs. 5.5%). Re…

…ropean Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) 2024 annual meeting, to be held September 18-20, 2024. You can help us fine-tune our reporting by completing the survey below. Thank you! Question 1: Which of the following hot topics is most interesting/relevant to you? (pick 2) Prodromal MS and RIS Menopause and sexual dysfunction Neuroprotective therapies Symptom management: fatigue and sleep Antibody-mediated demyelina…