Masitinib treatment in patients with progressive multiple sclerosis: a randomized pilot study
Background Treatment options for patients suffering from progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) remain inadequate. Mast cells actively participate in the pathogenesis of MS, in part because they release large amounts of various mediators that ...
Vermersch Patrick +8 more
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Consensus on early detection of disease progression in patients with multiple sclerosis
BackgroundEarly identification of the transition from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) to secondary progressive MS (SPMS) can be challenging for clinicians, as diagnostic criteria for SPMS are primarily based on physical disability and a ...
José E. Meca-Lallana +14 more
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SUMMIT (Serially Unified Multicenter Multiple Sclerosis Investigation): creating a repository of deeply phenotyped contemporary multiple sclerosis cohorts. [PDF]
BackgroundThere is a pressing need for robust longitudinal cohort studies in the modern treatment era of multiple sclerosis.ObjectiveBuild a multiple sclerosis (MS) cohort repository to capture the variability of disability accumulation, as well as ...
Uitdehaag, Bernard M.J. +18 more
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New possibilities of siponimod therapy in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
The process of neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains an urgent problem of modern neurology; from the point of view of its therapy, it is especially important to identify this condition during the transition to secondary progression.
D. S. Kasatkin +8 more
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Autologous mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: an open-label phase 2a proof-of-concept study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: More than half of patients with multiple sclerosis have progressive disease characterised by accumulating disability. The absence of treatments for progressive multiple sclerosis represents a major unmet clinical need.
Kolappan, Madhan +13 more
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Quantification of cerebral tissue volumes in multiple sclerosis: global and regional analysis [PDF]
Brain atrophy has been reported in multiple sclerosis (MS). We addressed the question of GM and WM tissue loss in a large population of 597 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with 104 control subjects using a fully automated, operator ...
Prinster, Anna
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Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis: 2019 revisions to the MENACTRIMS guidelines [PDF]
With evolving diagnostic criteria and the advent of new oral and parenteral therapies for MS, most current diagnostic and treatment algorithms need revision and updating.
Almahdawi, Akram M. +18 more
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Optimization of therapy in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
The article provides an analysis of modern methods of treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The only drug that has proven its effectiveness in all types of SPMS (with exacerbations and without exacerbations) is siponimod. Clinical
A. N. Boyko +2 more
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Analysis of the time to sustained progression in Multiple Sclerosis using generalised linear and additive models [PDF]
The course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is generally difficult to predict. This is due to the great inter-individual variability with respect to symptoms and disability status.
Hellriegel, B. +5 more
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Experience of Identity Change in People Who Reported a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis : A Qualitative Inquiry [PDF]
Background: A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can lead to changes to a person’s sense of self. The aim of this study was to investigate the subjective experience of identity change and subsequent adjustment to MS.
das Nair, Roshan +13 more
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