Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Multiple Sclerosis Journal is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Therapy with mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis is ready for prime time: No79
Progression independent of relapse activity in multiple sclerosis: Time to account for cognitive decline74
Time to move past typical syndromes in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis73
Presymptomatic MS or radiologically isolated syndrome should be actively monitored and treated: Commentary65
Sars-CoV2 infection in pregnant women with multiple sclerosis61
Reply to letter to the editor: Olfactory threshold as a biomarker of disease activity58
Cortical ischemic lesions from atrial myxoma as a mimic of disease activity in an RRMS antiCD20-treated patient57
All Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors have similar efficacy and risks: Yes52
Therapy challenges for NMOSD in a patient with HIV48
Thematic analysis of multiple sclerosis research by enhanced strategic diagram47
Productivity loss among people with early multiple sclerosis: A Canadian study46
Extended interval dosing of ocrelizumab in patients with multiple sclerosis is not associated with meaningful differences in disease activity43
The MoXFo initiative – study design: Considerations related to study design and methodology in exercise research for people with multiple sclerosis40
Humoral immune response after COVID-19 in multiple sclerosis: A nation-wide Austrian study38
Severe course of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in a patient with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with ocrelizumab37
Double-negative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder36
Characterizing financial toxicity among people living with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder34
Paramagnetic rim lesions predict greater long-term relapse rates and clinical progression over 10 years34
Erratum to “Ofatumumab-induced severe reactivation of psoriasis in a patient with multiple sclerosis” Multiple Sclerosis Journal; 2024: 30(8); 1086–1088. DOI: 10.1177/13524585241260564.34
Stable multiple sclerosis patients on anti-CD20 therapy should go on extended interval dosing: NO34
Cerebrospinal fluid–related tissue damage in multiple sclerosis patients with iron rim lesions31
GM-CSF is a marker of compartmentalised intrathecal inflammation in multiple sclerosis30
Rapid and sustained B-cell depletion with subcutaneous ofatumumab in relapsing multiple sclerosis: APLIOS, a randomized phase-2 study30
Decentralised clinical trials in multiple sclerosis research30
Neurophysiological MEG markers of cognitive impairment and performance validity in multiple sclerosis28
An interdisciplinary approach is necessary in the treatment of cognitive decline in MS: No28
Immunoglobulin G immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people living with multiple sclerosis within Multiple Sclerosis Partners Advancing Technology and Health Solutions27
Natalizumab concentrations during pregnancy in three patients with multiple sclerosis: A clinical commentary27
Safety of anti-varicella zoster virus vaccination in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with natalizumab: A case series27
Low-dose rituximab should be used for treating MS in resource-limited settings: Commentary26
Cognitive dysfunction and mortality in multiple sclerosis: Long-term retrospective review26
Anti-CD20 therapy in pregnancy: Balancing risks and benefits26
Immunosenescence in multiple sclerosis: New insights and clinical implications26
Low-dose rituximab should be used for treating MS in resource-limited settings: No26
Is there a prodrome to NMOSD? An investigation of neurologic symptoms preceding the first NMOSD attack25
Low socioeconomic status was associated with a higher mortality risk in multiple sclerosis25
Biological aging in multiple sclerosis25
High-risk populations should be screened for MS—Commentary25
Intrathecal immune reactivity against Measles-, Rubella-, and Varicella Zoster viruses is associated with cerebrospinal fluid inflammation in multiple sclerosis24
Successful alemtuzumab retreatment in multiple sclerosis following previous diffuse alveolar haemorrhage24
To halt disease progression rehabilitation in MS should start early: Yes24
Pregnancy and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: 2022 recommendations from the French Multiple Sclerosis Society24
A rare neuromyelitis optica mimic: Primary CNS histiocytic sarcoma24
Long-term modifications of the peripheral immune repertoire after switching from sequestering disease-modifying treatments in multiple sclerosis23
Pseudocystic demyelination in multiple sclerosis23
Aspergillus myelitis: Breaking the mold to make a diagnosis22
Safety and tolerability of conversion to siponimod from other disease-modifying therapies in patients with advancing forms of relapsing MS: Results from the EXCHANGE study22
The value of patient-reported outcome measures for multiple sclerosis22
The Response Study: A French registry on pregnancy in women with MS and related disorders and their children up to 6 years—Protocol, recruitment status, and baseline characteristics22
Neurofilament-light and contactin-1 association with long-term brain atrophy in natalizumab-treated relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis21
The disease-modifying therapy utilisation and cost trend for multiple sclerosis in Australia between 2013 and 202221
Low transfer of cladribine into human milk21
EDSS 0 is not normal: Multiple sclerosis disease burden below the clinical threshold21
Comparative effectiveness of rituximab and cladribine in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: A target trial emulation21
Corrigendum for Long-term safety and efficacy of ozanimod in relapsing multiple sclerosis: Up to 5 years of follow-up in the DAYBREAK open-label extension trial20
Metabolic and lipid alterations in multiple sclerosis linked to disease severity20
White matter paramagnetic rim and non-rim lesions share a periventricular gradient in multiple sclerosis: A 7-T imaging study20
Understanding who benefits most from cognitive rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis: A secondary data analysis20
Longitudinal enlargement of choroid plexus is associated with chronic lesion expansion and neurodegeneration in RRMS patients20
No evidence for association between rs10191329 severity locus and longitudinal disease severity in 1813 relapse-onset multiple sclerosis patients from the MSBase registry20
Deep gray matter substructure volumes and depressive symptoms in a large multiple sclerosis cohort20
Assessment of automatic decision-support systems for detecting active T2 lesions in multiple sclerosis patients20
Epilepsy as a predictor of disease progression in multiple sclerosis19
Unraveling the spectrum of the antibody-mediated demyelinating diseases: Emerging insights19
Do the current MS clinical course descriptors need to change and if so how? A survey of the MS community19
Serum neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein levels are associated with inner retinal layer thinning in multiple sclerosis19
The effects of gamma-tACS on cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, pilot study18
Long-term treatment with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies is untenable because of risk: YES18
Mobile health interventions in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review18
Response to the letter: Longitudinal investigation of neuroimaging changes related to memory decline in multiple sclerosis: Testing a mechanistic model18
Ibudilast reduces slowly enlarging lesions in progressive multiple sclerosis18
Depression is a core symptom of multiple sclerosis: Yes17
Frailty in multiple sclerosis: A closer look at the deficit accumulation framework17
International Multiple Sclerosis Cognition Society Meeting Bordeaux, France, May 18-19 202217
Long-term follow-up of patients with a first clinical demyelinating event (clinically isolated syndrome) who received cladribine tablets in CLASSIC-MS: Findings for the ORACLE-MS cohort17
Ofatumumab-associated colitis: A case report17
Longitudinal investigation of neuroimaging changes related to memory decline in multiple sclerosis: Testing a mechanistic model17
Association between education level and access to disease-modifying treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis in France17
DMTs should be trialed in individuals with PPMS and SPMS with or without recent disease activity – Commentary17
Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis treated with evobrutinib: A Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor17
The MoXFo initiative – adherence: Exercise adherence, compliance and sustainability among people with multiple sclerosis: An overview and roadmap for research16
Long-term follow-up of patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis from the CLARITY/CLARITY Extension cohort of CLASSIC-MS: An ambispective study16
Concurrent administration of serotonergic antidepressants and ozanimod in participants with relapsing multiple sclerosis from the open-label extension DAYBREAK trial16
What is a clinically isolated syndrome in the 21st century?16
Should disease-modifying therapy be discontinued in older patients with stable multiple sclerosis after long-term clinical and radiological stability? No16
High CD4+:CD8+ ratios with herpes zoster infections in patients with multiple sclerosis on dimethyl fumarate16
Choroid plexus enlargement correlates with periventricular pathology but not with disease activity in radiologically isolated syndrome16
Longitudinal clinical study of patients with iron rim lesions in multiple sclerosis16
Evaluation of neurotrophic factor secreting mesenchymal stem cells in progressive multiple sclerosis15
Telomere length as a biomarker in multiple sclerosis15
Disentangling multiple sclerosis phenotypes through Mendelian disorders: A network approach15
Addressing me in the context of my disease: Why it is so complicated15
Aging is associated with reduced inflammatory disease activity independent of disease duration in relapsing multiple sclerosis trial populations15
Maternal and fetal outcomes in an Italian multicentric cohort of women with multiple sclerosis exposed to dimethyl fumarate during pregnancy15
Non-inferiority analysis of subcutaneous versus intravenous 300 mg monthly natalizumab administration: A post hoc analysis of the REFINE study15
The impact of cigarette smoking on cognitive processing speed and brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis15
Prognostic factors for worsening and improvement in multiple sclerosis using a multistate model15
Towards a phenotypic understanding of multiple sclerosis depression15
New onset lymphopenia in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis switching from long-standing dimethyl fumarate treatment to diroximel fumarate: A case series15
Trigeminal neuralgia within the disease course of MS: Diagnostic and therapeutic implications from a multicenter cohort14
Olfactory threshold predicts treatment response in relapsing multiple sclerosis14
Discrepancies in the results reported for multiple sclerosis clinical trials: A comparison between ClinicalTrials.gov and peer-reviewed journals14
Anterior horn atrophy in the cervical spinal cord: A new biomarker in progressive multiple sclerosis14
Recent trends in disease-modifying therapy use and associated sickness absence and disability pension among people with multiple sclerosis in Sweden14
Use of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies during pregnancy in France: Nationwide study between 2010 and 202114
Prediction of multiple sclerosis outcomes when switching to ocrelizumab14
Several serum lipid metabolites are associated with relapse risk in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis14
A pro-inflammatory diet in people with multiple sclerosis is associated with an increased rate of relapse and increased FLAIR lesion volume on MRI in early multiple sclerosis: A prospective cohort stu14
Limited utility of adding 3T cervical spinal cord MRI to monitor disease activity in multiple sclerosis14
Corpus callosum damage to account for cognitive, affective, and social-cognitive dysfunctions in multiple sclerosis: A model of callosal disconnection syndrome?14
Machine learning classification of multiple sclerosis in children using optical coherence tomography14
Presymptomatic MS or radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) should be actively monitored and treated – NO13
Baló’s concentric sclerosis successfully treated with alemtuzumab: Long-term follow-up13
Gene–environment interactions increase the risk of pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis associated with ozone pollution13
From “invisible” to “audible”: Features extracted during simple speech tasks classify patient-reported fatigue in multiple sclerosis13
Speech as a digital biomarker in multiple sclerosis: Automatic analysis of speech metrics using a multi-speech-task protocol in a cross-sectional MS cohort study13
Relationship between paramagnetic rim lesions and slowly expanding lesions in multiple sclerosis13
Exercise as a Therapeutic Intervention in Multiple Sclerosis13
Response to letter to the editor “Advancing assessment of cognitive change in multiple sclerosis: Seeking valid and sensitive approaches beyond simple cut-offs”13
Navigating the uncharted—Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a child with NMOSD treated with rituximab13
Cerebrospinal fluid kappa free light chains for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: A consensus statement13
Exploring the effects of extended interval dosing of natalizumab and drug concentrations on brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis13
Clinical correlates of respiratory disorders in patients with severe multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional cohort12
ECTRIMS 2021 - Author Index12
Efficacy and safety results after >3.5 years of treatment with the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor evobrutinib in relapsing multiple sclerosis: Long-term follow-up of a Phase II randomised clini12
Response to letter to the editor: ‘Investigating the complementary value of OCT to MRI in cognitive impairment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis’12
ACTRIMS Forum 2025 Author Index12
Racial and Ethnic Disease Phenotype Differences Are Driven by Genetics - Yes12
ACTRIMS Forum 2023 Invited Program12
Acute retinal necrosis associated with dimethyl fumarate12
Cladribine and pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis: The first cohort study12
External validation of a clinical prediction model in multiple sclerosis12
All anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies have similar efficacy and safety risks: Yes12
Exosomal profiling should be used to monitor disease activity in MS patients: Commentary12
Post-vaccine COVID-19 in patients with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica12
Characteristics of multiple sclerosis and demyelinating disease in an Asian American population12
The confavreux lecture: The radiologically isolated syndrome diagnosis, prognosis and perspectives12
Clinical and radiologic characteristics associated with multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis at a tertiary referral center in the United States11
Extended dosing of monoclonal antibodies in multiple sclerosis11
Homonymous hemi-macular atrophy in multiple sclerosis11
ACTRIMS Forum 2023 - Poster Presentations11
ECTRIMS 2024 – Oral Presentations11
Copy number variation at the complement C4 locus is associated with risk for multiple sclerosis11
The Barancik award lecture: Multi-disciplinary research will be the key to stop, restore, and end MS11
Assessing the association between mortality and clinical follow-up visits in multiple sclerosis11
Cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: The role of depression and fatigue11
Comparing face-to-face and videoconference assessment of the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in people with multiple sclerosis11
Challenges and implications of anti-JCV antibody serology variability among different assays in natalizumab treatment: A call for standardization and transparency in clinical practice11
Prevalence of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in the United States11
Exosomal profiling should be used to monitor disease activity in MS patients: No11
A taxonomic approach to cognitive diagnostics is viable and achievable in MS11
Differential vulnerability of thalamic nuclei in multiple sclerosis11
Unveiling Misdiagnosis: Rethinking Seronegative NMOSD10
Response to “Frailty in multiple sclerosis: A closer look at the deficit accumulation framework”10
Choroid plexus enlargement correlates with demyelinating lesions and thalamic atrophy in radiologically isolated syndrome10
Management of vascular risk in people with multiple sclerosis at the time of diagnosis in England: A population-based study10
Emergency medical care for multiple sclerosis: A five-year population study in the Campania Region (South Italy)10
Sleep-disordered breathing and neurocognitive function in multiple sclerosis: Differential associations across cognitive domains10
Persistent gadolinium enhancement: An emerging MRI feature in NMOSD?10
Early versus delayed treatment with glatiramer acetate: Analysis of up to 27 years of continuous follow-up in a US open-label extension study10
Clinical commentary to “the cascade sign in aquaporin-4-IgG positive (AQP4-IgG+) NMOSD”10
Impact of disease-modifying therapies on evolving tissue damage in iron rim multiple sclerosis lesions10
Montelukast as a repurposable additive drug for standard-efficacy multiple sclerosis treatment: Emulating clinical trials with retrospective administrative health claims data10
The MoXFo Initiative: Using consensus methodology to move forward towards internationally shared vocabulary in multiple sclerosis exercise research10
All Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors have similar efficacy and risks: Commentary10
MS becomes a treatable disease: 30 years later10
DISCOntinuation of disease-modifying therapies in MS: The DISCOMS extension trial10
The impact of social distancing measures on anti–JC virus serostatus changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in US patients with multiple sclerosis10
Neighborhood disadvantage, race, and clinical outcomes in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder10
Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein levels correlate with paramagnetic rim lesions in people with radiologically isolated syndrome10
Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis: 2022 recommendations from the French multiple sclerosis society9
Longitudinally extensive posterolateral myelitis revealing invasive CNS aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient9
Eighteen-month safety analysis of offspring breastfed by mothers receiving glatiramer acetate therapy for relapsing multiple sclerosis – COBRA study9
Improvement in time to multiple sclerosis diagnosis: 25-year retrospective analysis from New York State MS Consortium (NYSMSC)9
Seizure history and cognitive dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis9
Depression is a core symptom of multiple sclerosis: No9
Safety of COVID-19 vaccines in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis9
Communication deficits in multiple sclerosis: Interactions with cognitive dysfunction and their impact on employment status9
Phonemic processing is below expectations and linked to word-finding difficulty in multiple sclerosis9
Treating comorbidities in multiple sclerosis is disease modifying: Yes9
ECTRIMS 2021 Committees9
Association between education level and disability progression in patients with multiple sclerosis in France9
Neurofilament light biomarkers in MS: Effects of extended natalizumab dosing9
Unemployment, work hour reduction, and income loss: An international, multicentered, cross-sectional study of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder9
Slower retinal thinning over a year predicts continuous NEDA status at follow-up in multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal OCT study9
Optic chiasm involvement in multiple sclerosis, aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein–associated disease9
Treating comorbidities in MS is disease modifying: Commentary9
Permanent tissue damage in multiple sclerosis lesions is associated with reduced pre-lesion myelin and axon volume fractions9
Paramagnetic rim lesion formation is predicted by the initial gadolinium-enhancing lesion diameter9
ACTRIMS Forum 2023 Author Index9
Relapsing tumefactive demyelination: time to recognize a distinct demyelinating condition?9
How to avoid missing a diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder8
Impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and fetal outcomes in women with multiple sclerosis8
Toward a holistic approach to multiple sclerosis: The role of social determinants of health8
Physical exercise in multiple sclerosis is not just a symptomatic therapy, it has a disease-modifying effect: No8
Facial pain in MS: When to think of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia8
Digital lifestyle management application (levidex) for empowerment and health behaviour change in early multiple sclerosis – Results of the randomised controlled POWER@MS1 trial8
Impact of clinical outcomes and imaging measures on health-related quality of life in secondary progressive MS8
Mobility trajectories in multiple sclerosis: A comparative study of timed 25-foot walk and a patient-reported outcome measure8
The clinical spectrum of haemorrhagic CNS inflammatory demyelinating lesions8
The characteristics and influencing factors of paramagnetic rim lesions in Chinese MS patients: A 7T MRI study8
Trends in central nervous system-active polypharmacy among people with multiple sclerosis8
Anti-CGRP therapies for migraine in multiple sclerosis patients8
Multiple Sclerosis Cognitive Scale (MSCS): A brief psychometrically robust metric of patient-reported cognitive difficulty8
Accuracy of serum neurofilament light to identify contrast-enhancing lesions in multiple sclerosis8
Teriflunomide in pediatric patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis: Open-label extension of TERIKIDS8
Rectifying global inequities in neuromyelitis optica diagnosis and treatment8
Estimating the impact of work difficulties, work self-efficacy and work psychological safety on MS-related work productivity loss8
The time to include cognition in the multiple sclerosis concept of progression independent from relapse activity is now8
Employment status, productivity loss, and associated factors among people with multiple sclerosis8
Effectiveness of immunotherapies in relapsing myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease8
Generic MS medications: Reducing costs without compromising safety8
A single-dose strategy for immunization with live attenuated vaccines is an effective option before treatment initiation in multiple sclerosis patients7
Anti-B-cell CAR-T therapy in multiple sclerosis is simply a more profound immunoablation? Commentary7
Computational basis of decision-making impairment in multiple sclerosis7
Therapy with mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in multiple sclerosis ready for prime time: Commentary7
The MoxFo initiative—Mechanisms of action: Biomarkers in multiple sclerosis exercise studies7
Psoriasisform dermatitis following anti-CD20 therapies: Immunologic lessons and management dilemmas7
Post-acute sequela of COVID-19 infection in individuals with multiple sclerosis7
Randomized Controlled Trials of Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis: Barriers and Unmet Needs7
Abstracts presented at the 10th Annual Meeting International MS Cognition Society (IMSCOGS), 2-3 September 2024, Bern, Switzerland7
A custom-built step exergame training programme to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial7
Measurement of neurofilaments improves stratification of future disease activity in early multiple sclerosis7
Reduced childbirth rates in multiple sclerosis from the prodromal phase: Evidence from a population-based cohort study7
Navigating pregnancy in women with NMOSD in the monoclonal antibody era7
Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels predict brain atrophy in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis7
Serum neurofilament light and MRI predictors of cognitive decline in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: Analysis from the MS-STAT randomised controlled trial7
Severe coxsackie virus B5 encephalitis mimics autoimmune limbic encephalitis in a young woman under long-term B-cell depletion with ocrelizumab: A case report7
Recommendations for the use of propensity score methods in multiple sclerosis research7
Brain and cervical spinal cord MRI correlates of sensorimotor impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis7
Acute idiosyncratic liver injury after Cladribine treatment for multiple sclerosis: first case report and review on associated hepatic disorders7
Committees7
Paramagnetic rim lesions are associated with greater incidence of relapse and worse cognitive recovery following relapse7
Hypnosis and mindfulness audio recordings for reducing fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled study7
Response to—Tracking the role of sphingolipids in MS: The dynamic nature of ceramide synthases7
Paramagnetic rim lesions are associated with pathogenic CSF profiles and worse clinical status in multiple sclerosis: A retrospective cross-sectional study7
Multiple sclerosis can be diagnosed solely with dissemination in space: Yes7
Effects of voice rehabilitation in people with MS: A double-blinded long-term randomized controlled trial7
Charting a global research strategy for progressive MS—An international progressive MS Alliance proposal7
Smoking during pregnancy and risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring and mother: A Danish nationwide register-based cohort study7
Blended versus face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy for severe fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis: A non-inferiority RCT7
Genomewide association study of a homogeneous multiple sclerosis cohort: Tumefactive demyelination7
Seizure risk in multiple sclerosis patients treated with disease-modifying therapy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis7
Diminished seroconversion following a single SARS-COV-2 vaccine in ocrelizumab-treated relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients7
Radiologically isolated syndrome: How could we accurately diagnose a subclinical period of multiple sclerosis?7
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