Special Edition: eMultipleSclerosis Review, Issue 2

Clinical and Radiologic Features of an MS Prodrome

Editor's note:

This issue of ePrimaryCare Review is from a sister eLiterature Review series because the content is relevant for primary care providers. By continuing to this activity, you will be redirected to the original eLiterature Review series where you can complete the activity to receive your CME/CEU credits.

In this issue:

What’s the evidence supporting the existence of an MS prodromal phase — where the biology of the disease has begun but the symptoms typical of MS have not yet appeared? Are there biomarkers to help identify it? Imaging abnormalities? And how can diagnosing a prodrome benefit patients?

Join us as we discuss these questions with Dr. Naila Makhani from Yale School of Medicine, in this video podcast issue of eMultipleSclerosis Review.

Learning objectives:

  • Summarize the clinical features that may identify the hypothesized prodromal stage of MS.

  • Describe the radiologic features that may identify the hypothesized prodromal stage of MS. 

Author:

Naila Makhani, MD, MPH
Naila Makhani, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Program Directors:

Pavan Bhargava, MBBS, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Lisa Fox, PA-C, MPAS

Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Michael Kornberg, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Length of activity:

0.5 hour Physicians
0.5 contact hour Nurses

Launch date: September 13, 2023
Expiration date: September 12, 2025