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Falls are a common problem in people with MS, can we use patient reported outcomes and gait testing to identify those at risk? Here we present a clinical scoring tool for fall risk assessment. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…

The risk of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder #NMOSD is highest in Black people, followed by Asian/Pacific Islands, then Hispanic people, and lowest in White people. A contemporary, multi-ethnic cohort study from Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles County ▶️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Delighted to share Cacciaguerra et al study ➡️ MRI guidelines in MS recommend 2 sagittal-T2 spine images but axial is optional ➡️ Here, axial-T2 found 2x more lesions vs sagittal ➡️ Thus, future guidelines should recommend both sagittal & axial images👇 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Delighted to share Dinoto et al study on late onset MOGAD (50 yrs or more) ➡️ Accounts for 25% of MOGAD ➡️ Optic neuritis dominates & often misdiagnosed as ischemic (NAION or temporal arteritis) ➡️ Outcomes favorable & similar to other age groups 👇 neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…

Congratulations to DoM's Dr. Janis Miyasaki on receiving the 2025 Movement Disorders Research Award and the King Charles III's Coronation Medal! Watch her video. ualberta.ca/en/department-… Janis Miyasaki

The next issue on Disorders of #CSF Dynamics, guest edited by Dr. Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory, publishes on June 3! Jeremy Cutsforth-Gregory MD Lyell Jones MD American Academy of Neurology Aileen Antonio, MD, FAAN kaisorn chaichana J. Levi Chazen MD John J. Chen, MD, PhD Daniel José Correa, MD, MSc Thien Huynh Justin T. Jordan, MD, MPH, FAAN Narayan Kissoon Dr Susan Mollan Maria Peris-Celda, MD PhD Rana R Said

📣Check out our study on a novel EMOJI-based patient-reported outcome measure 😁😒😴 in MS and other neurological disorders as a potential digital tool, which is fast and accessible 👩🏻‍💻 link.springer.com/article/10.100… Eoin Flanagan

Our first-ever issue of Continuum dedicated to disorders of CSF dynamics is online and shipping! Why did we decide to dedicate a full issue to these disorders? 1/ 🌊🌊🌊

Falls in people with #MultipleSclerosis are more frequent in patients who are older, have higher disability, slower walking, and worse balance. Study using patient-reported outcomes and wearable gait metrics from Samantha Banks Mayo Clinic Neuro ▶️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The 2025 #endMS_SummerSchool “The Life Cycle of Innovations for MS: Drugs, Vaccines, and Biomarkers” starts Monday! Can’t wait to see everyone in Edmonton for an exciting week of learning, networking & sharing a collective passion for advancing MS research.#endMS #endMS_SPRINT

Happy to share Albert Aboseif et al multicenter study showing 4% of #MOGAD with meningitis ➡️ Frequent misdiagnosis as infection ➡️ Updates in criteria could incorporate this phenotype ➡️ Path had meningeal T & B cells, microglia & cortical myelin loss👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

📣Review: 🚨Despite similar rates of #MS among Black and White individuals, RCTs report a 93% White majority➡️social >> genetic factors drive disparate MS outcomes ➡️socioeconomic disadvantage influences disability progression #DEIresearch Read more👇: shorturl.at/6WGOI

Neutropenia (low neutrophils, a type of white blood cell) is a rare side effect of b-cell depleting drugs (ocrevus, rituximab, briumvi, kesimpta) and occurs "at a rate of 0.66 per 100 person-years" and can cause infections. (from UC San Francisco) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40537081/

This Father’s Day marked 17 years since my brother died handcuffed to a hospital bed. His story is a reminder of how urgent the fight for health equity remains. Thank you NEJM for sharing his story. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Dr Wee Yong, PhD, along with co-author Dr Fu-Dong Shi, MD, PhD, have published a review in Science which explores the role neuroinflammation plays across a range of neurologic disorders, including MS. Read the review here. bit.ly/46c17W2

In this single-center study, large racial differences in time to clinical events for Black versus White ALS patients referred for NIV, AAC, hospice, and wheelchair were reported, suggesting more advanced disease or more rapid progression pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40065593/

Proud to be one of the co-authors of this series on gender affirming care and interventions in MS. Without trying to understand all types of people living with MS, we cannot claim to provide equitable care to all.

"Inflammatory activity in [#MultipleSclerosis] often attenuates with aging & #androgen modifying therapies...are frequently used in older men. We aimed to investigate if number of disease activity events would increase in ≥55 years [men] with MS on AMT." doi.org/10.1016/j.jneu…

Excited to share this important work on delays to diagnosis of MS in Zambia that underscores the need for improved awareness, especially amongst HCWs MSJ Deanna Saylor journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

🎙️ Our podcast episode out now! We discuss Plasma Exchange and therapeutics in MOGAD. Huge thanks to Dr. Chen and Eoin Flanagan for incredible mentorship, and to our global collaborators who made this possible! 🌍 #MOGAD #AutoimmuneNeurology #Neuroimmunology #Neurology