Conversations on MS with the Rocky Mountain MS Center’s Dr. Anna Shah, recorded live on Zoom on October 10, 2024.
TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THIS SESSION
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- 4:00 New diagnostic criteria released
- 7:20 BTK inhibitor update
- 10:25 MS-STAT2 Trial
- 11:56 Ocrevus and breastfeeding
- 13:35 Other causes of lesions on the brain
- 15:30 Baclofen
- 18:38 Heat/Cold Sensitivity
- 21:48 Dietary/OTC medication/supplements while on treatment?
- 23:15 Medical marijuana
- 25:28 Devices for foot drop and leg weakness
- 29:25 Fatigue
- 32:30 Are lumbar punctures still necessary?
- 35:19 Tysabri (stopping and restarting)
- 37:27 Family planning and anti-CD20 medications
- 40:15 Importance of cardiovascular exercise
- 42:14 Location and number of lesions in relation to symptoms and severity
- 44:30 Frequency of relapses
- 45:32 What triggers MS?
- 52:03 Does MS “burn out” / Smoldering MS
- 59:55 Discontinuing treatment
- 1:03:25 Remyelination
- 1:06:17 Will MS be cured?
- 1:09:46 Stem cells
- 1:14:55 Vaccine recommendations
- 1:17:20 COVID vaccine and relapses
- 1:20:10 MRI frequency
- 1:21:44 AI and MS research
- 1:23:04 Alpha lipoic acid
- 1:24:36 Stimulant medications
- 1:25:21 How much exercise is right?