Location of first attack predicts the site of subsequent relapses in multiple sclerosis.Tsantes E, Leone MA, Curti E, Cantello R, Vecchio D, Granella F.J Clin Neurosci. 2020. pii: S0967-5868(19)32470-1. Predictors of attack location in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) are poorly known. It has been suggested that the site of the first relapse may influence the location...
Tea Time, HSCT inhibits brain infiltrating T cells
Extensive intrathecal T cell renewal following hematopoietic transplantation for multiple sclerosis. Harris KM, Lim N, Lindau P, Robins H, Griffith LM, Nash RA, Turka LA, Muraro PA. JCI Insight. 2020;5(2). pii: 127655. A recent study of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) showed efficacy in preventing disease...
Medical fiction
Barts-MS rose-tinted-odometer ★★★ Using fiction to teach and learn about MS is what I am turning to more and more. An old-fashion case scenario is a powerful tool for illustrating the difficulties we have in clinical neurology. We can create a clinical problem that is not necessarily answered by trial data or reading the summary of product characteristics. This is where clinical acumen and...