2021 CMSC Annual Meeting

Tag: (3)Department of Neurology

Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

Characterizing Activities of Daily Living in MS Patients with Processing Speed Scores Above and below a Threshold Previously Shown to Predict Employment Status

Background: Cognitive impairment can occur early in the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) and worsen progressively over time, impacting...

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Poster-Rehabilitation Poster

Difference in Lower Limb Strength Asymmetry between Fallers and Non-Fallers with Multiple Sclerosis

Background: Lower limb (LL) asymmetry in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) has been associated with decreased balance and abnormal...

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Poster-Imaging

Neural Correlates of Hand Motor Function Revealed By Structural MR Imaging: A Smartphone-Based Remote Assessment Study in People with MS

Background: Regional gray matter pathology is associated with hand motor impairment in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Objectives:...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Safety and Efficacy of Siponimod in Patients with Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Identifying As Hispanic from the Expand Study

Background: In the Phase 3 EXPAND trial siponimod, a selective S1P receptor modulator, significantly reduced risk of 3-month and 6-month...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Characteristics and Outcomes By Employment and Education Status for Patients Treated with Peginterferon Beta-1a or Intramuscular Interferon Beta-1a

Background: Although socioeconomic disparities that lead to differences in multiple sclerosis (MS) outcomes have been identified, specific...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Immunoglobulin Kinetics and Infection Risk after Long-Term Inebilizumab Treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Background: Long-term use of B-cell depleting monoclonal antibodies is associated with reduced immunoglobulin (Ig) levels that can...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Siponimod in Active SPMS and Overall SPMS Populations: Expand Study Data up to 5 Years

Background: In the EXPAND Core study, siponimod significantly reduced the risk of 3-/6-months(m) confirmed disability progression...

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Platform-Disease Modifying Therapies

Efficacy and Safety of Ublituximab Versus Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: Results of the Phase 3 Ultimate I and II Trials

Background: Ublituximab, a novel monoclonal antibody, targets a unique epitope on the CD20 antigen and is glycoengineered for enhanced...

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