Defining secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

J Lorscheider, K Buzzard, V Jokubaitis, T Spelman… - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A number of studies have been conducted with the onset of secondary progressive multiple
sclerosis as an inclusion criterion or an outcome of interest. However, a standardized …

Fingolimod in the treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: long-term experience and an update on the clinical evidence

BO Khatri - Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Since the approval in 2010 of fingolimod 0.5 mg (Gilenya; Novartis Pharma AG, Basel,
Switzerland) in the USA as an oral therapy for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, long …

Observational data: understanding the real MS world

T Kalincik, H Butzkueven - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Randomised clinical trials are the primary source of evidence, guiding the use of disease-
modifying drugs in multiple sclerosis. However, the spectrum of questions that can be …

Predictors of long‐term disability accrual in relapse‐onset multiple sclerosis

VG Jokubaitis, T Spelman, T Kalincik… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify predictors of 10‐year Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) change
after treatment initiation in patients with relapse‐onset multiple sclerosis. Methods Using …

Is physical exercise a multiple sclerosis disease modifying treatment?

RW Motl, LA Pilutti - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: There is consensus that exercise represents a behavioral approach for the
restoration of function and management of symptoms among persons with multiple sclerosis …

[HTML][HTML] Decision making under uncertainty, therapeutic inertia, and physicians' risk preferences in the management of multiple sclerosis (DIScUTIR MS)

G Saposnik, AP Sempere, R Raptis, D Prefasi… - BMC neurology, 2016 - Springer
Background The management of multiple sclerosis (MS) is rapidly changing by the
introduction of new and more effective disease-modifying agents. The importance of risk …

A population‐based study comparing multiple sclerosis clinic users and non‐users in British Columbia, Canada

KA McKay, H Tremlett, F Zhu… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Much clinical knowledge about multiple sclerosis (MS) has been
gained from patients who attend MS specialty clinics. However, there is limited information …

Predictors of long-term interferon discontinuation in newly diagnosed relapsing multiple sclerosis

M Moccia, R Palladino, A Carotenuto, CV Russo… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Interferon-β has long-term safety and efficacy profiles for Relapsing Remitting
Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). However, the increasing number of available treatments requires …

Modeling the course and outcomes of MS is statistical twaddle—No

R Bergamaschi, C Montomoli - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
R Bergamaschi and C Montomoli patients on the basis of observations taken during an early
stage of the disease. A reliable and personalized model of MS course could be extremely …

[HTML][HTML] Brain parenchymal fraction in healthy individuals and in clinical follow-up of multiple sclerosis

M Vågberg - 2016 - diva-portal.org
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by
inflammatory damage to the central nervous system (CNS). Accumulated CNS injury can be …