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CLINICAL CASES IN MS – CASE 2: A FIREFIGHTER WITH TRANSVERSE MYELITIS

December 7, 2021

Click 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, 2021

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The 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, 2021

The 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

High-efficacy DMTs – Early treatment and novel endpoints

November 22, 2021

ECTRIMS SPECIAL REPORT

The recently concluded European Committee on Treatment and Research in MS (ECTRIMS) annual meeting presented a number of new approaches for evaluating the efficacy of high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies. Read More