Agree. Difficult decisions with limited budgets

Hot off the press today, check out Dr Nabil Seery's paper Neurology Journal. #LGI1 #AE #AAEC #N3Lab Translational Medicine at Monash University Acute and Long-Term Immune-Treatment Strategies in Anti-LGI1 Antibody–Mediated Encephalitis | Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation share.google/AruGw3zhBe2poJ…

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New article in the MSJ: A newly introduced JC virus assay classified 61.4% of MS patients as seropositive compared to just 23.6% with the reference test. The high rate of discrepancy challenges clinical decision-making. 🔗 Read the article here: bit.ly/4jZHGD5

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“I don't think that it's realistic to ask every single person to go vegetarian or vegan. But to just reduce meat a few days a week feels achievable,” says Rowett Institute study lead Dr McBey. NHS Grampian Food Standards Scotland Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Scottish Alliance for Food (SCAF) UoA Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition healthandcare.scot/stories/4204/a…

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A student has created a new comic to highlight MS's hidden's symptoms. University of Aberdeen PhD student Claire Robertson hopes it can make the info more accessible/engaging. Her father has MS. Interview/comic on MSTrust: mstrust.org.uk/news/stories/m… BBC story bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Multiple sclerosis reactivations after fingolimod discontinuation for pregnancy planning: In this observational study, most patients who discontinued fingolimod to plan or maintain pregnancy experienced disease reactivation, including multiple relapses or severe events requiring

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What's the optimal number of steps of physical activity that is associated with multiple (9) favorable outcomes? The largest, systematic review of 57 studies, 35 cohorts. 7,000 steps is clinically meaningful; some benefit also seen for 4,000 steps cf 2,000 steps The Lancet

The RefuelMS trial is now open to people across the UK, including Scotland! 📲 RefuelMS is an app-based digital treatment that could help people develop ways of managing their fatigue, one of the most common symptoms of MS. Find out more on our website: buff.ly/3Heqxg2

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Great to see this in print and sorry for the delay! Didn't see it originally 👏🏻Dr Niall MacDougall and collaborative Scottish neuro team Especially MS nursing colleagues across Scotland 💪🏻 Good to play a small part Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic NHS Lothian

How dangerous is in utero exposure of ocrevus to the fetus? This case report found absent b-cells at birth "B-cell reconstitution occurred at age 4 months" and "normal production of immunoglobulins and responses to vaccines noted at age 1 year." publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art…

This updated analysis of randomized trials suggests vitamin D supplementation has a very small but real effect on reducing multiple sclerosis disability (p = 0.03) even thought most individual studies show no effect. eurjmedres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Something we may see a lot of in future I think

Is neutropenia (low neutrophils, a type of white blood cell) with b-cell depleters more common than we believed? In this center with 74 people taking ocrevus, 3/74 developed grade 3 or 4 neutropenia. msard-journal.com/article/S2211-…

A randomized trial on fasting in MS from Germany showed modest reduction in neurofilament light chain (NfL) (-1.94 pg/mL, p = 0.042) and depression (p = 0.079) but no difference in T2 lesions on MRI. bmcnutr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases. A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: hubs.li/Q03Dzd0g0