From Medscape Neurology

Coverage from the

Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) 2020

February 27 - 29, 2020; West Palm Beach, Florida

February 27 - 29, 2020 West Palm Beach, Florida

Conference News

Popular News from ACTRIMS 2019

  • Spinal Cord Atrophy Greater in Secondary Progressive MS Spinal Cord Atrophy Greater in Secondary Progressive MS Compared with relapsing-remitting patients, those who develop secondary progressive MS show greater atrophy of the spinal cord beginning as far as 4 years prior to conversion.
  • New Consensus Statement on MS Imaging Strategies New Consensus Statement on MS Imaging Strategies The North American Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis Cooperative has released a consensus statement and summary of benefits and limitations for 17 different imaging techniques.
  • Asthma Prevalence Three Times Higher in MS Asthma Prevalence Three Times Higher in MS A new study shows a higher prevalence of asthma among multiple sclerosis patients. Reasons for the association are unknown but shared risk factors include vitamin D deficiency and smoking.

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