Ageing and multiple sclerosis

JS Graves, KM Krysko, LH Hua, M Absinta… - The Lancet …, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
The factor that is most relevant and strongly associated with the clinical course of multiple
sclerosis is chronological age. Very young patients exclusively have relapsing remitting …

Epidemiology and pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis

M Ward, MD Goldman - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in …, 2022‏ - journals.lww.com
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Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan

RM Brouwer, M Klein, KL Grasby, HG Schnack… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Human brain structure changes throughout the lifespan. Altered brain growth or rates of
decline are implicated in a vast range of psychiatric, developmental and neurodegenerative …

Myelin in the central nervous system: structure, function, and pathology

C Stadelmann, S Timmler… - Physiological …, 2019‏ - journals.physiology.org
Oligodendrocytes generate multiple layers of myelin membrane around axons of the central
nervous system to enable fast and efficient nerve conduction. Until recently, saltatory nerve …

The role of glial cells in multiple sclerosis disease progression

LM Healy, JA Stratton, T Kuhlmann… - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022‏ - nature.com
Despite the development of highly effective treatments for relapsing–remitting multiple
sclerosis (MS), limited progress has been made in addressing primary progressive or …

Association of brain atrophy with disease progression independent of relapse activity in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis

A Cagol, S Schaedelin, M Barakovic, P Benkert… - JAMA …, 2022‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance The mechanisms driving neurodegeneration and brain atrophy in relapsing
multiple sclerosis (RMS) are not completely understood. Objective To determine whether …

Mechanism-based criteria to improve therapeutic outcomes in progressive multiple sclerosis

HYF Yong, VW Yong - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022‏ - nature.com
In contrast to the multiple disease-modifying therapies that are available for relapsing–
remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), the therapeutic options for progressive MS (PMS) are …

MAGNIMS consensus recommendations on the use of brain and spinal cord atrophy measures in clinical practice

J Sastre-Garriga, D Pareto, M Battaglini… - Nature Reviews …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Early evaluation of treatment response and prediction of disease evolution are key issues in
the management of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the past 20 years, MRI has …

Epidemiology and treatment of multiple sclerosis in elderly populations

CB Vaughn, D Jakimovski, KS Kavak… - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and the age of affected patients are increasing
owing to increased longevity of the general population and the availability of effective …

Progression of regional grey matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis

A Eshaghi, RV Marinescu, AL Young, NC Firth… - Brain, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract See Stankoff and Louapre (doi: 10.1093/brain/awy114) for a scientific commentary
on this article. Grey matter atrophy is present from the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis …