Clinic Insight — Managing Chronic MS Symptoms

Volume 3, Issue 4

Clinic Insight — Managing Chronic MS Symptoms

In this issue:

Successful management of multiple sclerosis has gone beyond slowing disease progression and preventing relapses. Improving patients’ health-related quality of life by recognizing and addressing the pervasive chronic symptoms of the disease — spasticity, fatigue, depression, cognitive dysfunction — has become increasingly important. In this eMultipleSclerosis Review Podcast, Dr. Bardia Nourbakhsh from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine provides clinical insight into reducing the disease burden of these common symptoms.

Learning objectives:

Describe the most common chronic MS symptoms, their prevalence, and their effect on patients’ quality of life.
Discuss the effective management of fatigue, depression, cognitive dysfunction and spasticity in patients with MS.

Author:

Bardia Nourbakhsh, MD

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

Guest Faculty Disclosures

Dr. Nourbakhsh has disclosed that he has served as a principal investigator for Genentech, Inc.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses

Dr. Nourbakhsh has indicated that he will reference the off-label use of dalfampridine.

Program Directors:

Michael Kornberg, MD, PhD

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

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

Guest Faculty Disclosures:

Dr. Nourbakhsh has disclosed that he has served as a principal investigator for Genentech, Inc.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses:

Dr. Nourbakhsh has indicated that he will reference the off-label use of dalfampridine.

Length of activity:

0.5 hour Physicians
0.5 contact hour Nurses

Launch date: August 14, 2020
Expiration date: August 13, 2022

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