Two New Clinical Trials currently enrolling patients at the MS center
May 6, 2022
A randomized study comparing the effectiveness and impact of Telemedicine in addition to standard care versus standard care alone to manage tolerability, adherence and related patient reported outcomes in patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis newly treated with diroximel fumarate (Vumerity®)Description: This study aims to understand the effectiveness and impact of telemedicine compared to standard care over the course of 12 months. Participants will have relapsing forms of MS and...
Your MRI Scan
April 22, 2022
MRI scans are the best test we have had to help make a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and monitor the disease.But some lesions in white matter come from other stresses to brain like aging, hypertension, stiff blood vessels and diabetes and we need to get better at identifying lesions specific to MS.Also MRI does not tell us everything about the lesion which is why we are looking for more advanced imaging techniques. It is why sometimes you will ask how could my MRI be stable when I feel I am...
What is the best Disease Modifying Therapy for you?
April 15, 2022
With more than a dozen medications that are currently approved for the treatment of MS, how does one choose the best medication for an individual?The spectrum of MS is wide and can vary widely from one person to the other.Several studies have shown that a patient's initial disease course gives us many clues as to how their subsequent disease course is going to be.Early disease charecteristics including -relape rate, symptoms of a relapse, recovery from a relapse, number of lesions on brain and...
