A 25-year-old female experiences episodic numbness and weakness in her limbs that resolve over days. MRI of the brain shows multiple sclerotic plaques...

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A 25-year-old female experiences episodic numbness and weakness in her limbs that resolve over days. MRI of the brain shows multiple sclerotic plaques disseminated in time and space. According to NICE, what is the first-line disease-modifying therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis?

Accepted Answer

Interferon beta or glatiramer acetate

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High-dose oral steroids continuously

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Natalizumab

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Fingolimod

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Ocrelizumab

Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis — UKMLA MCQ

A 25-year-old female experiences episodic numbness and weakness in her limbs that resolve over days. MRI of the brain shows multiple sclerotic plaques disseminated in time and space. According to NICE, what is the first-line disease-modifying therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis?