Systematic literature review and validity evaluation of the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC) in …

S Meyer-Moock, YS Feng, M Maeurer, FW Dippel… - BMC neurology, 2014 - Springer
Background There are a number of instruments that describe severity and progression of
multiple sclerosis and they are increasingly used as endpoints to assess the effectiveness of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Ocrelizumab versus interferon beta-1a in relapsing multiple sclerosis

SL Hauser, A Bar-Or, G Comi… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background B cells influence the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. Ocrelizumab is a
humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively depletes CD20+ B cells. Methods In two …

Alemtuzumab versus interferon beta 1a as first-line treatment for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a randomised controlled phase 3 trial

JA Cohen, AJ Coles, DL Arnold, C Confavreux, EJ Fox… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background The anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody alemtuzumab reduced disease activity in a
phase 2 trial of previously untreated patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. We …

Alemtuzumab for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis after disease-modifying therapy: a randomised controlled phase 3 trial

AJ Coles, CL Twyman, DL Arnold, JA Cohen… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background The anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody alemtuzumab reduces disease activity in
previously untreated patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. We aimed to assess …

A comprehensive review of the paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT)

TN Tombaugh - Archives of clinical neuropsychology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT)[Gronwall, D., & Sampson,
H.(1974). The psychological effects of concussion. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland …

Assessing walking disability in multiple sclerosis

BC Kieseier, C Pozzilli - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) eventually experience walking disability. The
objective of this review was to evaluate the clinical utility of measures specific for walking in …

Sustained-release oral fampridine in multiple sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

AD Goodman, TR Brown, LB Krupp, RT Schapiro… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background Clinical studies suggested that fampridine (4-aminopyridine) improves motor
function in people with multiple sclerosis. This phase III study assessed efficacy and safety of …

Interferon β for multiple sclerosis

D Jakimovski, C Kolb… - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Despite that the availability of new therapeutic options has expanded the multiple sclerosis
(MS) disease-modifying therapy arsenal, interferon β (IFN-β) remains an important therapy …

Regional hippocampal atrophy in multiple sclerosis

NL Sicotte, KC Kern, BS Giesser, A Arshanapalli… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Gray matter brain structures, including deep nuclei and the cerebral cortex, are affected
significantly and early in the course of multiple sclerosis and these changes may not be …