Serum NfL but not GFAP predicts cognitive decline in active progressive multiple sclerosis patients

C Barro, BC Healy, S Saxena, BI Glanz… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Cognitive decline is inadequately captured by the standard neurological
examination. Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein …

Socioeconomic deprivation increases the risk of disability in multiple sclerosis patients

F Calocer, O Dejardin, A Kwiatkowski, B Bourre… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about the association between the socioeconomic status (SES)
and disability risk of patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Objective The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world evidence on siponimod treatment in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

L Regner-Nelke, M Pawlitzki, A Willison… - … Research and Practice, 2022 - Springer
Background Therapeutic options targeting inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) have
evolved rapidly for relapsing–remitting MS, whereas few therapies are available for …

Network damage predicts clinical worsening in multiple sclerosis: a 6.4-year study

MA Rocca, P Valsasina, A Meani, E Pagani… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective In multiple sclerosis (MS), clinical impairment is likely due to both structural
damage and abnormal brain function. We assessed the added value of integrating structural …

Retinal layer thinning is reflecting disability progression independent of relapse activity in multiple sclerosis

G Bsteh, H Hegen, P Altmann, M Auer… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background PIRA (progression independent of relapse) has emerged as a term to quantify
the proportion of disability worsening due to non-inflammatory neurodegenerative …

Comparison of multiple sclerosis patients with or without rebound activity after fingolimod cessation: Five‐year clinical outcomes

B Gulec, E Everest, OD Gorkey, M Koc… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who discontinue fingolimod might present
with rebound activity. The reasons for the development of rebound have been identified, but …

Quantifying the risk of disease reactivation after interferon and glatiramer acetate discontinuation in multiple sclerosis: the VIAADISC score

G Bsteh, H Hegen, K Riedl, P Altmann… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose There is a lack of evidence guiding discontinuation of disease‐
modifying therapy (DMT) in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS). Thus, the objective of this …

Frailty in ageing persons with multiple sclerosis

X Ayrignac, C Larochelle, M Keezer… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recent progress in multiple sclerosis (MS) management has contributed to a
greater life expectancy in persons with MS. Ageing with MS comes with unique challenges …

[HTML][HTML] New multiple sclerosis disease severity scale predicts future accumulation of disability

AM Weideman, C Barbour, MA Tapia-Maltos… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The search for the genetic foundation of multiple sclerosis (MS) severity remains elusive. It
is, in fact, controversial whether MS severity is a stable feature that predicts future disability …

[HTML][HTML] Early clinical features, time to secondary progression, and disability milestones in polish multiple sclerosis patients

Ł Rzepiński, M Zawadka-Kunikowska, Z Maciejek… - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Determining the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS) and
prediction of long-term disability can be a big challenge. To determine early clinical features …