Disease‐modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis–a review of approved medications

Ø Torkildsen, KM Myhr, L Bø - European journal of neurology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose There is still no curative treatment for multiple sclerosis ( MS ), but
during the last 20 years eight different disease‐modifying compounds have been approved …

Pathogenesis of tissue injury in MS lesions

BD Trapp, L , S Mörk, A Chang - Journal of neuroimmunology, 1999 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. The primary
pathological target in multiple sclerosis is myelin. Most MS patients follow a relapsing–…

[HTML][HTML] Axonal transection in the lesions of multiple sclerosis

…, RM Ransohoff, R Rudick, S Mörk, L  - … England Journal of …, 1998 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system and is the most common cause of neurologic disability in young adults. Despite …

Transected neurites, apoptotic neurons, and reduced inflammation in cortical multiple sclerosis lesions

JW Peterson, L , S Mörk, A Chang… - Annals of Neurology …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system that causes motor, sensory, and cognitive deficits. The present study characterized …

Cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis: combined postmortem MR imaging and histopathology

JJG Geurts, L , PJW Pouwels… - American Journal …, 2005 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cortical lesions constitute a substantial part of the total
lesion load in multiple sclerosis (MS) brain. They have been related to neuropsychological …

Homogeneity of active demyelinating lesions in established multiple sclerosis

…, CD Dijkstra, P Van der Valk, L  - Annals of Neurology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Four different patterns of demyelination have been described in active demyelinating
lesions of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients that were biopsied shortly after disease onset. …

Extensive hippocampal demyelination in multiple sclerosis

JJG Geurts, L , SD Roosendaal… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Memory impairment is especially prominent within the spectrum of cognitive deficits in multiple
sclerosis (MS), and a crucial role for hippocampal pathology may therefore be expected …

Regional variations in the extent and pattern of grey matter demyelination in multiple sclerosis: a comparison between the cerebral cortex, cerebellar cortex, deep grey …

CP Gilmore, I Donaldson, L , T Owens… - Journal of Neurology …, 2009 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background: Substantial grey matter (GM) demyelination occurs in both the cerebral cortex
and spinal cord in multiple sclerosis (MS). GM demyelination also occurs in the cerebellar …

Downregulation of macrophage inhibitory molecules in multiple sclerosis lesions

N Koning, L , RM Hoek… - Annals of Neurology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Inflammatory and demyelinating activity of activated resident macrophages (microglia)
and recruited blood‐borne macrophages are considered crucial in multiple sclerosis (…

Blood–brain barrier alterations in both focal and diffuse abnormalities on postmortem MRI in multiple sclerosis

…, JJG Geurts, L Montagne, ES van Haastert, L … - Neurobiology of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Postmortem MRI-guided tissue sampling significantly enhances the yield of MS lesions in
autopsy material, but so far it is unknown whether abnormalities concur with blood–brain …