Tag: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Poster-Self-care

Summary of Diet Intervention Studies in Multiple Sclerosis from the National MS Society Nutrition Wellness Subgroup

Background: Increasing evidence suggests that lifestyle factors such as dietary patterns and exercise impact the risk and course of...

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Poster-Symptom Management

Symptom Burden and Treatment Goals of People with MS Spasticity: Results from SEEN-MSS, a Large-Scale, Self-Reported Survey

Background: Evidence suggests that people with multiple sclerosis and spasticity (pwMSS) experience multiple concurrent symptoms that...

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Poster-Symptom Management

The Effect of Hypnotics and Stimulants on Fatigue, Sleep, and Quality of Life Outcomes in a Multiple Sclerosis Cohort

Background: Sleep disturbance in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) is associated with fatigue, depression, future cognitive decline,...

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Poster-Quality of Life and Outcomes

The Importance of Specialty Pharmacy Services in Multiple Sclerosis Patient Care

Background: Johns Hopkins Specialty Pharmacy provides clinical services for eligible multiple sclerosis (MS) patients on oral and...

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Poster-Programs

The Influence of Tethered and Joint HCP and Patient Education on Clinical Practice Behavior, Patient Activation, and Empowerment

Background: Advances in disease-modifying therapies (DMT) for multiple sclerosis (MS) have left clinicians challenged to incorporate DMTs,...

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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-Case Reports / Case Series

Bad Lettuce? Frozen Vegetables? Undercooked Steak? Case Report of Systemic Listeria Monocytogenes Infection in a Patient on Dimethyl Fumarate

Background: The use of disease modifying treatments (DMTs) in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been well studied and has shown to reduce...

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Platform-Neuroimaging

International Magnims-CMSC-Naims Consensus Recommendations on the Use of Standardized MRI in MS

Background: Standardized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidelines published in 2015 by the MAGNIMS group and in 2016 by the CMSC are...

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Platform-Rehabilitation

Beyond the Physical Symptoms of Spasticity for Persons with MS Spasticity: Results from SEEN-MSS, a Large-Scale, Self-Reported Survey

Background: Spasticity, a complex and multi-dimensional symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), occurs in up to 80% of those with MS. It is...

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Platform-Neuroimaging

Improving the Utilization of Standardized Mris in Multiple Sclerosis Care: A Pragmatic Trial Perspective

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a key part of the diagnosis and follow-up of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However,...

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