Living With and Treating Multiple Sclerosis: A Physician's Dual Perspective

How does living with multiple sclerosis change the way a physician cares for patients? In this episode of MS Masters, Parisa Khosravi, MD, of Central Texas Neurology Consultants, Round Rock, TX—an MS specialist who has lived with the disease for more than a decade—discusses how her experiences on both sides of the exam room have shaped her approach to communication, shared decision-making, and long-term MS management.

Migraine affects approximately 1 in 4 people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), making accurate diagnosis and management essential. In this episode, Beverly Gilder, MD, Advanced Neurology of Colorado – Denver South, Denver, CO, discusses strategies to distinguish migraine from MS activity using patient history, MRI findings, and clinical presentation as well as practical treatment considerations.

In this episode, Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, discusses the first comprehensive recommendations for de-escalating and discontinuing disease-modifying therapies in select individuals living with multiple sclerosis developed by the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).

Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, reviews the latest international guidelines from the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and EBMT on the use of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in relapsing multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

Peter Sguigna, MD, Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, discusses recent updates related to the optic nerve in the 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) along with the importance of considering neuro-ophthalmology findings when caring for patients with MS.

In this episode, Scott D. Newsome, DO, Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, discusses how Ocrevus Zunovo can be used to treat primary progressive and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, including how the drug is administered, research related to the efficacy of this formulation, and the impact on clinical practice and patients.

Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, provides an overview of the 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis including what's changed, the rationale for updates, and next steps in implementing the recommendations.

Robert Bermel, MD, Director of the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis,Cleveland Clinic, provides an overview of the 10-year study data demonstrating Ocrevus treatment reduces disability in participants with MS.

In this series, Vito Arena, MD and Ilya Kister, MD from the New York University School of Medicine Comprehensive MS Care Center discuss tools for managing multiple sclerosis symptoms. These gems are guided by research and intended to improve quality of life for people with MS. Episode 4 provides tools for cramps, spasms, and spasticity. Increasing prevalence of spasticity is closely associated with increasing disease duration, progressive disease and disability in Multiple Sclerosis.

In this series, Vito Arena, MD and Ilya Kister, MD from the New York University School of Medicine Comprehensive MS Care Center discuss tools for managing multiple sclerosis symptoms. These gems are guided by research and intended to improve quality of life for people with MS. Episode 3 provides tools for balance, gait and mobility, one of the most challenging aspects of MS.