Tag: Neurology

Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

A Single Center Retrospective Analysis of Insurance Policy Impact on the Choice of Multiple Sclerosis Disease Modifying Therapies

Background: Financial barriers to disease modifying therapies (DMT) for multiple sclerosis (MS) have been widely reported; yet the impact...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Real World Experience with Systemic Injection Reactions to Ofatumumab

Background: Ofatumumab is a subcutaneously administered B cell depleting agent approved by the FDA for use in patients with relapsing forms...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Updated Post-Approval Safety of Cladribine Tablets in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, with Particular Reference to Respiratory Viral Infections and COVID-19

Background: Several integrated analyses have reported on the safety of cladribine tablets 10 mg (3.5 mg/kg cumulative dose over 2 years...

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Poster-Disease-modifying Therapy

Effect of Age on the Change of Lymphocytes and Immunoglobulins during Treatment with Ocrelizumab or Rituximab for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Background: Depletion of B lymphocytes is a known therapeutic strategy for multiple sclerosis (MS) and related disorders. Ocrelizumab (OCR)...

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Poster-Case Reports / Case Series

Immunotherapy-Responsive Post COVID-19 Central Nervous System Inflammatory Syndrome, a Case Report

Background: COVID 19 virus can infect the central and peripheral nervous system with or without other systemic manifestations of infection....

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Poster-Case Reports / Case Series

Case Report: Lama-2 Related Muscular Dystrophy Mimicking Multiple Sclerosis

Background: There is increased prevalence of genetic testing within the field of neurology and provider awareness of genetic conditions...

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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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Poster-Case Reports / Case Series

Identifying and Treating Steroid-Induced Psychosis in MS Patients Using Quetiapine

Background: High-dose corticosteroids (CS) (1g IV methylprednisolone or 1250 mg oral prednisone for 3-5 days) is the most common treatment...

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Platform-Disease Management

COVID-19 in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Disease Patients in North America

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) raised...

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Platform-Psychosocial

Cogeval in the Real World: Feasibility, Implementation, and Practical Implications

Background: Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is common, and routine/efficient screening for cognitive dysfunction...

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