Join our 30 April webinar on navigating the complexities of #AgingWithMS, with #MS experts Tim Coetzee of National MS Society, Xavier Montalban of Cemcat, Graves Neuroimmunology Research Group of UC San Diego Health, and Eva Strijbis of @AmsterdamUMC Sign up now ➡️ bit.ly/3Ukr1j5 #MSWebinar #AgingInMS

Understanding treatment efficacy in older people living with #MS is critical. Balancing benefits and risks becomes more tricky. #Ocrelizumab remains effective in older people. MSBase Registry Helmut butzkueven

Exposure to high efficacy DMT’s can increase the risk of an abnormal cervical screening test >4 times in women with #MS, study in Neurology Journal. Regular cervical cancer screening & HPV vaccination = best defense. ⁦ Thx Francesca Bridge & AnnekeVdWalt Study: neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN…

Approximately 30% of adults aged 65 years or older experience at least 1 fall annually. This article summarizes a 2022 clinical practice guideline on falls prevention and management in older adults from the World Falls Guidelines Initiative. ja.ma/3UFn1uV

Thank you to the inspiring people who came together to outline knowledge gaps and develop an action plan to improve #clinicaltrials and safer care for older people living with #MS. Almost 50% of pwMS are now >50yo….National MS Society Frederik Barkhof Xavier Montalban Peter Calabresi Tim Coetzee

This study is the first to examine the effect of bariatric surgery on risk of future ocular disease development across a large population, showing evidence that bariatric surgery may reduce development of multiple ocular diseases. nature.com/articles/s4143… #Ophthalmology #Obesity

Biomarkers to Assess Multiple Sclerosis | MedPage Today medpagetoday.com/spotlight/aan-…

Dental Adverse Effects of Anti-CD20 Therapies | Neurology and Therapy. ⁦Read this new one from Centre de Ressources et de Compétences SEP de Nice⁩ ⁦ ⁩ Merci à l’équipe de @pharmacovigilance du ⁦CHU de Nice⁩ de Nice pour cette importante collaboration! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A new Australian study examined real-world evidence for the effectiveness of #MS therapies started over the age of 60. Ocrevus effectively reduced relapses compared with interferon beta or glatiramer acetate, confirming a clear treatment benefit. bit.ly/4a4zsVj

#MediaRelease: A new report has revealed the prolonged time to diagnose #multiplesclerosis (MS) and highlighted the urgent need for increased investment in #MS research and enhanced awareness of the disease. #WorldMSDay #MyMSDiagnosis msaustralia.org.au/news/new-repor…

It's World MS day - A/Prof Assoc Professor Vilija Jokubaitis, Head of Neuroimmunology, Genomics and Prognostics research group Translational Medicine at Monash University The Alfred will participate in a livestream convo today at 11am AEST, see the report and media release too #WorldMSDay #MyMSDiagnosis msaustralia.org.au/world-ms-day/m…

#WorldMSDay #MyMSDiagnosis Top trending paper in the past 12 months: Discontinuation of #MultipleSclerosis treatments (if age >55y, RRMS >5 years, and no relapses for 5 years) reduces costs, but increases relapses after 1 year (from Octave). 🔽 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Dr. Clare Fraser, NANOS member and volunteer, spreads neuro-ophthalmology education in Mongolia at the first-ever Mongolian Neuro-Ophthalmology Multidisciplinary Team Meeting. #NeuroOph #Education #Impact #sightforall

Baumeister et al. identify two distinct patterns of brain atrophy in a memory clinic-based sample of older adults. The patterns may be used to predict cognitive trajectories of patients, with implications for clinical practice and pharmacological trials. tinyurl.com/mjktzvbk

Writing is definitely easier in paradise!

Encouraging... Cognitive impairments affect about 1/3 of ppl with relapse remitting #MS - not the previously reported 40-65%, according to a meta analysis. A/Prof Milena Gandy says the findings will give a more accurate picture esp to those newly diagnosed. eCentreClinic PSYCHSCIENCES@MQ

Great new special edition of Eye Journal focusing on Neuro-ophthalmology … really practical guidelines from experts in the field nature.com/collections/ee…

Dr Susan Mollan Eye Journal providing an update on the management of #IIH nature.com/articles/s4143…

#vision and functional visual loss and how to manage #MedEd Eye Journal nature.com/articles/s4143…

Well done Blake D Colman Lisa Zhu on your paper included in this excellent Neuroophthalmology Collection from NatureEye nature.com/collections/ee…