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When starting a patient with MS on a DMT, how frequently should MRIs be ordered to assess whether the treatment is effective?

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Neurology · Yale University School of Medicine
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I typically obtain an MRI brain around 6 months after initiation of a new DMT and then monitor MRIs yearly thereafter, unless new clinical symptoms develop.

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Neurology · New York-Presbyterian/Queens
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I agree with above though I typically get an MRI C/T spine without contrast every year as patients can have silent progression in the cord without changes in the brain.

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