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VIDEO: New meds, remyelination therapies move ahead in multiple sclerosis


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE AAN 2014 ANNUAL MEETING

PHILADELPHIA – From biomarkers for better diagnosis to new biologic agents for more effective treatment, multiple sclerosis patients may soon enjoy a wave of promising advances.

In an interview at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Emmanuelle Waubant, professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, talked about progress being made with remyelination therapies and discussed three investigational drugs that could reach the market soon.

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