MRI can replace painful spinal tap to diagnose MS more quickly, according to a new study

MS Disability Progression May Vary by Race, Ethnicity

(MedPage Today) -- Racial and ethnic differences in the severity, prognosis, and mortality of multiple sclerosis (MS) have been the focus of intensifying research over the last decade, and emerging evidence suggests that Black and Hispanic MS patients...

MRI can replace painful spinal tap to diagnose MS more quickly, according to a new study

Experts have demonstrated that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar puncture. Experts found that by using a new MRI scan, they could successfully diagnose MS in 8 minutes.

Defining Remyelination in the Context of Multiple Sclerosis

In this initial episode, experts Ari Green, MD, and Paul Tesar, PhD, break down the biological foundation and therapeutic importance of remyelination in multiple sclerosis.

How Can We Use IMSS Data to Drive Systemic Change

At this year’s EMSP Annual Conference in Prague, one of the most anticipated sessions focused on the findings of the Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms (IMSS) survey — and more importantly, what we do with them next. Tommaso Manacorda, researcher in health services and policy at AISM, and Patricia Moghames, Programme Coordinator at EMSP, led the session, which gathered MS societies, people living with MS, healthcare professionals, and partner…

How multiple sclerosis can complicate casual conversation

Who hasn’t found themselves in the following situation? A loose acquaintance, or even a total stranger, strikes up a conversation with you, and at first it’s just pleasant small talk. […] The post How multiple sclerosis can complicate casual conversation appeared first on Multiple Sclerosis News Today.

Recruitment open NOW (finally…)

Tweet Hard to believe it’s taken us over three years* from funding-application to green lighting AssistMS (https://assist.ms/). But we made it, eventually. The study will evaluate the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the MRI monitoring of people with MS. We will assess the clinical value and cost-effectiveness of icobrain ms, an AI tool made by icometrix. We’ll compare the current standard of care in the MRI follow-up of pwMS (neuroradiol…