CLINICAL CASES IN MS

CLINICAL CASES IN MS: A 42 Y.O. WOMAN WITH A SEVERE RELAPSE ON DMF

 

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J.T. is a 42-year-old woman previously well except for frequent urinary tract infections, which included an episode of pyelonephritis with no known anatomical abnormality. She initially presented with two relapses about six months apart, a mild optic neuritis and a mild sensory myelopathy with excellent spontaneous recovery. Her EDSS score was 1.0.  She was started on dimethyl fumarate. Read More

CLINICAL CASES IN MS: A 24 Y.O. WOMAN WITH PARESTHESIAE AND NON-ENHANCING LESIONS

 

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R.M. is a 24-year-old woman who works at a daycare centre. She is referred from the emergency room because of a two-week history of paresthesiae in both legs and the mid and lower trunk. She is not aware of any weakness. There is no bladder disturbance. She has a subjective mid truncal sensory level. Prior history includes a Bell’s palsy three years ago which was painless and resolved without treatment in 3-4 weeks. Read More

CLINICAL CASES IN MS: A PATIENT WITH WORSENING FATIGUE AND NEW MOBILITY PROBLEMS

 

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D.C. is a 41-year-old woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 14 years ago. She was treated initially with a beta interferon. She experienced ongoing disease activity and was transitioned to natalizumab 10 years ago. She was completely stable for six years. She was switched to fingolimod after a significant change in JCV index. She had no MRI changes on natalizumab and a few new MRI lesions on fingolimod. She had no new lesions while on natalizumab and few MRI changes on fingolimod. Her EDSS score a year ago was 1.5 (vision 1, sensory 1, bladder 1).

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CLINICAL CASES IN MS: A 38-YEAR-OLD WOMAN PLANNING PREGNANCY

 

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RJ, age 38 years, has a 15-year history of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. She initially presented with highly-active MS and was started on beta-interferon-1a 44µg. She continued to have significant clinical disease activity and ongoing MRI lesions in both brain and spine. She was transitioned to fingolimod in 2012. Read More

CLINICAL CASES IN MS – WORSENING SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO OCRELIZUMAB INFUSION

 

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Thomas, 38, is a chemical engineer who initially presented in 2019 with optic neuritis followed two months later by a myelopathic episode. MRI was highly active with two gadolinium-enhancing T1 and multiple T2 lesions. EDSS was 2.5 (optic 1, sensory 2, bladder 2). Thomas had no relevant medical conditions other than obesity; his body weight was 120 kg (BMI 34 kg/m2) at presentation. Read More