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Mar 2024
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Multiple Sclerosis, Rituximab, Hypogamma...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
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Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Annette Langer-Gould about the effective dose of rituximab and other B-cell depleting therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis, as well as important comorbidities to prevent infection risks.

Read the related article in Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

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