Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Treatment
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What is associated with the presence of follicles in meninges?

  • Later onset of disease
  • Earlier onset of disease and faster accumulation of disability (correct)
  • Slower accumulation of disability
  • Reduced cortical lesions
  • What breaks microglia tolerance, according to van der Poel et al.?

  • CD38+ B cells
  • IgG-production (correct)
  • CD4+ T cells
  • CD8+ T cells
  • In PPMS autopsies, what type of demyelination is more common in cortical lesions compared to white matter?

  • Grey matter demyelination (correct)
  • No demyelination present
  • White matter demyelination
  • Grey and white matter demyelination equally
  • What correlates with the perivascular enrichment of CD4+ T cells?

    <p>CD38+ B cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is affected by the working model of parenchymal tissue damage?

    <p>Cytokines and IgG production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the genetic variant associated with a 5-fold increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis?

    <p>HLA-DRB1*15:01</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following immune cells is expanded, activated, and associated with multiple sclerosis lesions?

    <p>Tissue-resident memory T cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of disease-modifying therapies on the sequence of events in lymph nodes?

    <p>They alter the sequence of events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the molecules found in cervical lymph nodes that are specific to the brain?

    <p>Brain-specific molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of circulating T cell subsets in multiple sclerosis?

    <p>They are increased in people with MS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of meningeal lymphatic vessels in the initiation of the detrimental immune response in multiple sclerosis?

    <p>Their role is controversial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of patients display grey matter lesions?

    <p>38%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cells are responsible for 41% of lesions in MS patients?

    <p>Macrophages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is associated with meningeal inflammation in MS?

    <p>Grey matter lesions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which B cell subset is associated with CD4+ TRM cells in MS lesions?

    <p>CD27+CD38high CXCR3+</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the median disease duration to autopsy in MS patients?

    <p>3 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immune cells are activated in MS and cross the inflamed endothelium?

    <p>Activated immune cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

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