The AJMC® Multiple Sclerosis compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the disabling disease that impacts the brain and spinal cord.
May 2nd 2024
A recent meta-analysis that assessed prescribed exercise in managing multiple sclerosis (MS) detailed the benefits of resistance training for improving muscle weakness in this patient population.
A Managed Care Focus on Assessing the Armamentarium for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Treatment
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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The Promising Role of Novel and Emerging Therapies for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Clinical and Managed Care Insights
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Strategies for the Management and Treatment of ALS: The Value of Early Diagnosis and Clinical Intervention
3.0 Credits / Neurology
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Leveraging Managed Care to Optimize Best Practices in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Improving Outcomes and Quality of Care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Updates in Treatment Advances
2.0 Credits / Neurology
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New and Emerging Treatment Strategies for Myasthenia Gravis: The Role of the Specialty Pharmacist
1.0 Credit / Neurology
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Improving Treatment Access for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: How Managed Care Strategies Can Ease Clinical and Caregiver Burden
1.5 Credits / Neurology
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Assessing the Treatment Landscape for Multiple Sclerosis to Better Individualize Care
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Daniel Kantor, MD, Addresses Risk Management in New Multiple Sclerosis Agents
October 3rd 2013Daniel Kantor, MD, medical director, Neurologique, immediate past president, Florida Society of Neurology, said that after an initial diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is made, providers must compare risks versus benefits when choosing which agent to treat with.
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The Place of Genetics in MS Research
October 3rd 2013Recent discussions of risk gene variation and pharmacogenitc studies were highlighted at a parallel session during the 29th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS). Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified over 100 common risk variants in just over a quarter of observed heritability.
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The Probability of Early Prediction in MS Disease Activity
October 3rd 2013Predictors of long-term disability and treatment failure in multiple sclerosis were discussed at a platform presentation during the 29th Congress European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS). In the first presentation discussed here, Marzia Romeo, MD, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, shared findings from an observational study examining the viability of early prediction of long-term treatment failure in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients treated with disease-modifying treatments (DMT).
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Self-Reporting in MS: Bridging the Knowledge Gap Between Patients and Physicians
October 3rd 2013Self-reporting among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients was the focus of 2 posters during a Quality of Life (QoL) poster session at the 29th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).
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Daniel Kantor, MD, on Specialty Pharmacy in Multiple Sclerosis
October 2nd 2013In the last two decades we've seen really an explosion of the treatments we have for multiple sclerosis (MS), said Daniel Kantor, MD, medical director, Neurologique, immediate past president, Florida Society of Neurology.
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Brenda Banwell, MD, Discusses Treatment Options for Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
October 2nd 2013Brenda Banwell, MD, Chief, Division of Neurology, Professor of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, said that there are 3 areas of treatment associated with pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Patricia Coyle, MD, Discusses Diagnostic Tools Utilized in Multiple Sclerosis
October 2nd 2013In this video, Patricia Coyle, MD, director, MS Comprehensive Care Center, Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute, professor and vice chair of clinical affairs, Department of Neurology, SUNY at Stony Brook, emphasized the need to establish biomarkers for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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