Multiple sclerosis–a review

R Dobson, G Giovannoni - European journal of neurology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest non‐traumatic disabling disease to affect young
adults. The incidence of MS is increasing worldwide, together with the socioeconomic …

Reaching an evidence-based prognosis for personalized treatment of multiple sclerosis

D Rotstein, X Montalban - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Personalized treatment is ideal for multiple sclerosis (MS) owing to the heterogeneity of
clinical features, but current knowledge gaps, including validation of biomarkers and …

Deep gray matter volume loss drives disability worsening in multiple sclerosis

A Eshaghi, F Prados, WJ Brownlee… - Annals of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Gray matter (GM) atrophy occurs in all multiple sclerosis (MS) phenotypes. We
investigated whether there is a spatiotemporal pattern of GM atrophy that is associated with …

MAGNIMS consensus recommendations on the use of brain and spinal cord atrophy measures in clinical practice

J Sastre-Garriga, D Pareto, M Battaglini… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Early evaluation of treatment response and prediction of disease evolution are key issues in
the management of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the past 20 years, MRI has …

[HTML][HTML] Brain health: time matters in multiple sclerosis

G Giovannoni, H Butzkueven, S Dhib-Jalbut… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction We present international consensus recommendations for improving diagnosis,
management and treatment access in multiple sclerosis (MS). Our vision is that these will be …

Alemtuzumab CARE-MS II 5-year follow-up: efficacy and safety findings

AJ Coles, JA Cohen, EJ Fox, G Giovannoni… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate 5-year efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in patients with active
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and inadequate response to prior therapy. Methods: In …

Brain TSPO-PET predicts later disease progression independent of relapses in multiple sclerosis

M Sucksdorff, M Matilainen, J Tuisku, E Polvinen… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Overactivation of microglia is associated with most neurodegenerative diseases. In this
study we examined whether PET-measurable innate immune cell activation predicts multiple …

Inclusion of brain volume loss in a revised measure of 'no evidence of disease activity'(NEDA-4) in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis

L Kappos, N De Stefano, MS Freedman… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background:'No evidence of disease activity'(NEDA), defined as absence of magnetic
resonance imaging activity (T2 and/or gadolinium-enhanced T1 lesions), relapses and …

Early highly effective versus escalation treatment approaches in relapsing multiple sclerosis

D Ontaneda, E Tallantyre, T Kalincik… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Treatment decisions in multiple sclerosis are complex given the large number of disease-
modifying therapies with diverse safety and efficacy profiles. The importance of early …

Outcome measures in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis

CEP van Munster, BMJ Uitdehaag - CNS drugs, 2017 - Springer
Due to the heterogeneous nature of the disease, it is a challenge to capture disease activity
of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a reliable and valid way. Therefore, it can be difficult to assess …