Molnarfi N, Schulze-Topphoff U, Weber MS, Patarroyo JC, Prod’homme T, Varrin-Doyer M, Shetty A, Linington C, Slavin AJ, Hidalgo J, Jenne DE, Wekerle H, Sobel RA, Bernard CC, Shlomchik MJ, Zamvil SS. MHC class II-dependent B cell APC function is required for induction of CNS autoimmunity independent of myelin-specific antibodies. J Exp Med. 2013 Dec. [Epub ahead of print] Whether B cells...
Laquinimod does everything in EAE or does it?
Moore S, Khalaj AJ, Yoon J, Patel R, Hannsun G, Yoo T, Sasidhar M, Martinez-Torres L, Hayardeny L, Tiwari-Woodruff SK. Therapeutic laquinimod treatment decreases inflammation, initiates axon remyelination, and improves motor deficit in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. Brain Behav. 2013;3(6):664-82. doi: 10.1002/brb3.174 BACKGROUND:Therapeutic strategies that induce effective neuroprotection...
December 31 New Yeas Eve
Epilepsy and MS
Allen AN, Seminog OO, Goldacre MJ. Association between multiple sclerosis and epilepsy: large population-based record-linkage studies.BMC Neurol. 2013 Dec;13(1):189. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy are both fairly common and it follows that they may sometimes occur together in the same people by chance. We sought to determine whether hospitalisation for MS...
December 30
Predicting Autoimmunity after Alemtuzumab
Azzopardi L, Thompson SA, Harding KE, Cossburn M, Robertson N, Compston A, Coles AJ, Jones JL. Predicting autoimmunity after alemtuzumab treatment of multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2013 Dec. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-307042. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVE:We have previously shown that autoimmunity following alemtuzumab treatment of multiple sclerosis can be predicted by...
Spasticity is a Burden
Zettl UK, Henze T, Essner U, Flachenecker P. Burden of disease in multiple sclerosis patients with spasticity in Germany: mobility improvement study (Move I). Eur J Health Econ. 2013 Dec. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVES:To describe the current management patterns of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with spasticity in Germany and the impact of MS spasticity on quality of life (QoL) and associated...
December 29
CCSVI Saturday
Thibault P, Lewis W, Niblett S. Objective duplex ultrasound evaluation of the extracranial circulation in multiple sclerosis patients undergoing venoplasty of internal jugular vein stenoses: A pilot study. Phlebology. 2013 Dec. [Epub ahead of print] OBJECTIVE Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is a condition associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and manifested by stenoses...