Elias Sotirchos
@ESotirchos
Neurologist @HopkinsMedicine with interests in #MultipleSclerosis #NeuromyelitisOptica #MOGAD #Neuroimmunology
Happy to share @albertaboseif et al multicenter study showing 4% of #MOGAD with meningitis ➡️ Frequent misdiagnosis as infection ➡️ Updates in criteria could incorporate this phenotype ➡️ Path had meningeal T & B cells, microglia & cortical myelin loss👇 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
Delighted to share Kwon & @NanthayaTisa et al study with our Korean colleagues led by Dr Sung-Min Kim ➡️ We found paraneoplastic #MOGAD is rare & tumors lacked MOG immunostaining making the mechanism of this infrequent association uncertain 👇onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ac…
@EliaSechi @EoinFlanagan14 link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Among 190 people with MOG antibody-associated disease #MOGAD, relapses were more frequent in the group with CSF-restricted oligoclonal bands, particularly within the first year of follow-up. Study from @CHUdeLyon @marignierro ▶️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
When do drugs really expire? Which ones take decades to degrade? Why does the US government use secret expiration dates for pharmaceutical stockpiles — but make pharmacies & hospitals discard perfectly potent meds? I went down a wild rabbit hole for us
If you don't know much about PBMs, you can learn more below: x.com/MorePerfectUS/…
THREAD: There is a massive, totally legal bribery scheme driving up drug prices in America. And pharmacy benefit managers—shady middlemen you’ve probably never heard of—are right at the center.
I had a great time talking with @DrewCareyMD, and have to give a shout out to Sinan Akosman for spearheading the project and @Meditav063 for co-mentoring. Can’t wait for our upcoming PCORI funded clinical trial on early PLEX for severe ON and TM with co-PI @ESotirchos!
Always have a great time talking with @chenmayo from @mayoclinic about his exciting research into #OpticNeuritis, listen to our recent conversation on the use of plasma exchange (PLEX) as rescue therapy #NeuroOphth #eyetwitter #neurotwitter