Trending Topic

Human brain left x-ray view
17 mins

Trending Topic

Developed by Touch
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative condition that predominantly affects older people, with a rising prevalence worldwide.1,2 There are many on-going challenges and unmet needs in PD: difficulties in making an accurate diagnosis (particularly in the early stages of the disease), troubling side effects associated with the available pharmacological treatments, a lack of effective disease-modifying therapies […]

Aksel Siva, EAN 2018 – Treatment decisions in multiple sclerosis (Part 1)

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Published Online: Jun 29th 2018

Aksel Siva (EAN Programme Committee; Professor of Neurology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Turkey) talks to us about various treatment considerations in multiple sclerosis (MS): induction, individualised therapy, optimal therapeutic window and when to switch therapies. Part 1 of 2.

Questions

1. What are the limitations of using induction therapy in multiple sclerosis (MS)? (0:12)
2. Given the lack of biomarkers, what features of MS do you consider most important to establish an individual treatment regimen? (3:23)

View Part 2 here.

Speaker disclosure: Aksel Siva has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Filmed at the 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Lisbon, Portugal, June 2018.

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied

This Functionality is for
Members Only

Explore the latest in medical education and stay current in your field. Create a free account to track your learning.

Close Popup