Article – Overview of the management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and practical recommendations
Overview of the management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and practical recommendations
Overview of the management of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and practical recommendations
ABSTRACT
The initial phases of the clinical course of relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis (MS) are characterized by a mainly inflammatory pathology which gives way to a largely neurodegenerative process as the disease evolves. As all currently available disease-modifying therapies aim to control inflammation, the window of opportunity for use is early in the disease course, specifically at the time of a clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of MS or in the early stages of relapsingremitting MS. Approximately 30% of patients treated with firstline immunomodulators (interferon-b or glatiramer acetate) show a suboptimal response during the first 1–2 years and require a switch to an alternative therapy. It is recommended not to wait too long to switch in order to prevent disease progression. Patients with a poor prognosis in particular may require a timely switch to a second-line agent. Regular monitoring of disease and therapy in patients with MS is essential. In the first year after diagnosis, clinical evaluations (neurological status, symptomatic assessment, patient well-being) should be performed at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months, and then every 6 months thereafter. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be performed every 6 months in the first year of treatment, and at least once yearly thereafter. A spinal cord MRI should be performed once yearly in patients presenting spinal symptoms.
Source: European Journal of Neurology 2015, 22 (Suppl. 2): 14–21
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