This year marks the centenary of two important events in medicine. In January of 1922, Frederick Banting became the first to successfully treat diabetes with intravenous insulin. (Nicolae Paulescu was less celebrated for opting for the rectal route and is now better known as the founder of a Romanian fascist party.) Read More
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CLINICAL CASES IN MS – CASE 2: A FIREFIGHTER WITH TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
December 7, 2021Click here to watch Dr. Courtney Casserly discuss the case and the responses to the survey.
Jim is a 26-year-old firefighter who presents with an episode of mild leg weakness, sensory level at T6 and moderate bladder symptoms.
At presentation his EDSS score is 3.0, with leg weakness, spasticity and sensory changes. Baseline brain MRI reveals several (10) lesions including brain and brainstem. Spinal MRI shows a gadolinium-enhancing lesion at T2, and another lesion which does not enhance at C3. Read More
SPMS – the year in review
December 3, 2021The year 2021 saw several important shifts in how secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) is viewed and which may lead to improvements in diagnosis and management. Read More
Multiple sclerosis and COVID vaccination – recent findings
November 24, 2021The following is a summary of updated recommendations and new data on COVID-19 vaccination in MS patients. (See also DMTs and vaccine response in MS: the evidence to date, NeuroSens, July 27, 2021.) Read More