The apparently milder course of multiple sclerosis: changes in the diagnostic criteria, therapy and natural history

PS Sorensen, F Sellebjerg, HP Hartung, X Montalban… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In the past decade, changes have occurred in the spectrum of multiple sclerosis courses.
The natural history of multiple sclerosis appears milder from the first sign of demyelinating …

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of disease-modifying therapies in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and network meta …

H Li, F Hu, Y Zhang, K Li - Journal of Neurology, 2020 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune, demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system. The treatment of MS has always been a focus of neurological research. To …

Initial high-efficacy disease-modifying therapy in multiple sclerosis: a nationwide cohort study

MD Buron, TA Chalmer, F Sellebjerg, I Barzinji… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the effectiveness of high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies
(heDMTs) vs medium-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (meDMT) as the first treatment …

Longitudinal assessment of multiple sclerosis with the brain‐age paradigm

JH Cole, J Raffel, T Friede, A Eshaghi… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective During the natural course of multiple sclerosis (MS), the brain is exposed to aging
as well as disease effects. Brain aging can be modeled statistically; the so‐called “brain …

Siponimod: a review in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

LJ Scott - CNS drugs, 2020 - Springer
Oral siponimod (Mayzent®), a next-generation, selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor
(S1PR) 1 and 5 modulator, is approved in several countries for the treatment of secondary …

Interferons in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: a clinical efficacy, safety, and tolerability update

M Filipi, S Jack - International journal of MS care, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Interferon beta (IFNβ) was the first disease-modifying therapy available to treat multiple
sclerosis (MS), providing patients with a treatment that resulted in reduced relapse rates and …

[HTML][HTML] Differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory CNS diseases

P Wildner, M Stasiołek, M Matysiak - Multiple sclerosis and related …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common acquired demyelinating disorder of the central
nervous system (CNS). Diagnosing MS can be very challenging owing to its variable clinical …

Comparison of ofatumumab and other disease-modifying therapies for relapsing multiple sclerosis: a network meta-analysis

IA Samjoo, E Worthington, C Drudge… - Journal of …, 2020 - becarispublishing.com
Aim: To compare the efficacy of ofatumumab to other disease-modifying therapies (DMTs)
for relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). Materials & methods: A network meta-analysis was …

Pregnancy outcomes in interferon-beta-exposed patients with multiple sclerosis: results from the European Interferon-beta Pregnancy Registry

K Hellwig, Y Geissbuehler, M Sabidó, C Popescu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Family planning is an important consideration for women with multiple sclerosis
(MS), who are often diagnosed during their reproductive years. Currently, limited data are …

Leveraging real-world data to investigate multiple sclerosis disease behavior, prognosis, and treatment

JA Cohen, M Trojano, EM Mowry… - Multiple sclerosis …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Randomized controlled clinical trials and real-world observational studies provide
complementary information but with different validity. Some clinical questions (disease …