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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

2 months

Farewell - no fanfare. I did my last official NHS clinic on Tuesday - apart from our MS nurse and visiting fellow, nobody noticed. C'est la vie. TO hear or read about what is next, click here =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Finally, somebody is doing a trial of exercise to promote remyelination in people with multiple sclerosis. My odds for this trial being positive are high 75-80%. As I have said, exercise is the least prescribed DMT at our disposal. #Run4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

DAY-3 into my first bout of #COVID19 . The fatigue is brutal. Zero energy. I am told this is what people with MS experience on a daily basis. #MSfatigue is brutal.

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@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

The million dollar question: “AM I AT INCREASED RISK OF #COVID19 BECAUSE I AM ON A SPECIFIC DMT?” I have tried to capture my thoughts in a table that is now embedded on the MS-Selfie microsite. #ClinicSpeak #MSCOVID19

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

RIP Cody; I am missing you more than you would ever have anticipated (b. 24-3-09 d. 2-6-20).

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Rehab in action. Hoping to run a #parkrun before the 21st June.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

BREAKING NEWS - More evidence that EBV is the cause of MS. Yes, I think EBV is the cause of MS and, therefore, we need to try and start an EBV vaccine MS prevention study to prevent MS. Can you help? What are the implications for familial MS? #MS_Selfie

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

My pledge to my patients with MS. #BrainHealth

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

The prelimnary data on alpha lipoic acid as a neuroprotective agent is very compelling. I am therefore interested to know if you are already an MS biohacker and taking alpha lipoic acid to treat your MS? =>

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@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Are we one step closer to proving EBV is the cause of MS and preventing MS? I think YES! As Moderna announces that the first participant is dosed in a phase 1 study of its mRNA Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) vaccine. #PreventMS #PreventiveNeurology

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

“The torpor of morphine and gabapentin, which is keeping the gnawing hyaena and white lightning at bay, make just typing this piece a marathon in itself. ”

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

It's officially over! Prof G has successfully completed his 'Bed to 5km Challenge' and in so doing has helped raise £25,000 for the Barts-MS COVID-19 Antibody Study. Thank you to all the supporters who made this possible.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Week 52 since my near-death experience. What a year? Good to be alive and appreciative of things I always took for granted. Thank you to the NHS, friends and colleagues and my family for getting back to a new normal.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Epstein-Barr virus as a cause of multiple sclerosis: opportunities for prevention and therapy #EBVcausesMS #PreventMS #Antivirals4MS # #EBVvaccines4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Prof G's new work position. Flat on his back, dosed-up with analgesics, neck brace on, an adjustable bed or sofa desk and periscope glasses. #OnTheMend

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Just got home to a floral bonanza. Thank you so for all your kindness and support. #OnTheMend

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Think of EBV as being a domino in the MS casual pathway or cascade. An EBV vaccine will remove 1, 2 or 3 dominoes and stop the rest from falling and hence it will prevent the next generation of people from getting MS. #PreventMS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

A call to arms to the MS community from Ian, a person with MS. He wants action and for us to manage MS more aggressively. Do you agree? =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

I am the proud recipient of a designer pair of scrubs made by my daughter's friend Johnny Maclean, a design student at Central Saint Martins, who has been redeployed to make scrubs for NHS workers. What a great story? #MSCOVID19

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

My heroine. Trying to convince the world that #EBVcausesMS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

Have us neurologists got it wrong with our #MSCOVID19 guidelines? New data suggest immunosuppression may protect you from severe #COVID19 . Are our guidelines an example of the law of unintended consequences?

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Did you know that if you have MS exercise increases the growth factor BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) in your blood? BDNF has been linked to disability improvement. Is there a reason not to exercise if you have MS? #Exercise4MS #Run4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

“Can we vaccinate against Epstein-Barr, the virus you didn’t know you had?” - an article in yesterday's Observer. This story has legs. Let's hope we get an effective vaccine ASAP. #PreventMS #EBVvaxx #EBVcausesMS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

Let's hope #COVID19 associated acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy is rare. But there is little doubt that SARS-CoV-2 is neurotropic.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 months

I have a dream that in my lifetime, a prophylactic EBV vaccine licensed to prevent infectious mononucleosis will reduce the incidence of MS by >90%. Seeing what the HPV vaccine has done for cervical cancer gives me hope. #EBVcausesMS #EBVvax2preventMS =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Prof G has just completed the 2020n New York City Virtual Marathon to raise money for the #BartsMS #COVID19 antibody study. Please read about his reflections on running the marathon and if you are feeling generous to make a small donation. THANK YOU!

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

NHS launches AHSCT trial to defeat MS in world-1st treatment. Stem cell transplants may revolutionise treatment for the country’s most common cause of severe disability in young adults. MS affects 100,000 people in the UK #StarMS =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

7 years

GavinGiovannoni WINS a Life Time Achievement Award for Excellence in Healthcare!

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Did you know that if your child or sibling carries the major at-risk MS gene and they then get EBV their risk of getting MS goes way up; to ~15x the background risk of the general population? Don't you think we need an #EBVvax study to try an #PreventMS ?

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

As the first person receives Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine in the UK outside of clinical trials we need to stop and reflect on how momentous this occasion is and to think about the science and innovation behind getting to this point. Truly amazing! #LoveScience

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

I managed to get a beta-version of #MSCOVID19 microsite designed and functional yesterday. The aim of this site is to give advice regarding the management of MS during the #COVID19 pandemic and to answer your questions.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Still working supine with periscope glasses. Once I am upright I will be in a position to write thank you cards. I am not being rude. Thank you. 😢 #OnTheMend

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

The case for antivirals targeting lytic EBV infection in MS. An open letter using #MS_Selfie as a paltform. Can we afford not to test anti-EBV drugs in MS when the case for doing so is so overwhelming? #EBVcausesMS #Antivirals4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Note that #MSfatigue is more than just needing a prescription for modafinil. It is the most disabling and poorly managed hidden MS symptom. I try and explain why people with MS get fatigued and how to investigate and manage it. Please read #MS_Selfie =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

"The psychological impact of being diagnosed with MS should never be underestimated, nor should the impact of the uncertainty associated with having a potentially disabling disease be ignored." #MS_Selfie Diagnosing MS: what to expect?

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

“On Saturday Professor Giovannoni was involved in an accident and sustained a minor head injury, fractured cervical spine,..... ”

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

As the evidence that EBV causes MS gets stronger, can we afford not to do trials of anti-EBV antivirals in MS? #EBVcausesMS #Antivirals4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Paola Zarantin discussing #SmoulderingMS . I really hate the term silent progression. It is not silent because you can measure it. Maybe we should call it Ignored Progression or even better IGNORED WORSENING.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 months

Our consensus paper has finally been published - "Smouldering-Associated Worsening in Multiple Sclerosis: An International Consensus Statement on Definition, Biology, Clinical Implications, and Future Directions" - please read =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Scientists hail autoimmune disease therapy breakthrough

Study finds CAR T-cell treatment sends lupus into remission, raising hopes it could be used to treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis

www.theguardian.com

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

The problem is that nobody, outside of a handful of us, is prepared to accept that MS is caused by EBV. It feels as if I have been banging my head against a brick wall for 20+ years, and it is beginning to get painful.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Prof G is EDSS 6.5 (he can walk 20 metres using crutches) sets himself a challenge to become EDSS 4.0 within 4 weeks (i.e. to walk 500m without crutches). Are you prepared to sponsor him to raise money for their Barts-MS Antibody Study? #LoveTheNHS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

6 years

Today is #WorldMSDay ! Amazing to see so many people from across the world raising awareness of #MultipleSclerosis and celebrating #MSresearch #BringingUsCloser WorldMSDay #MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

#MSCOVID19 London's lockdown has flattened the #COVID19 curve to such an extent that Prof G's services as a makeshift general physician are not required anymore. He has been de-deployed back to being a neurologist ;-)

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

6 years

Exercise, exercise, exercise is the one DMT that should be prescribed to all MSers. Why isn't it? #ClinicSpeak Management of MS symptoms through reductions in sedentary behaviour: protocol for a feasibility study.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Prof G chastised for discussing the real MS. Do you agree with the perspective that discussing smouldering MS, and downplaying the importance of relapses and focal MRI, is harmful to patients and conveys a negative picture of MS? Have your say =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

Finally, the MS community realises that MS is not relapses and/or focal MRI activity. It looks like the term 'smouldering MS', which describes the real MS, is becoming sticky. Do you like the campaign? =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Who said #SmoulderingMS was not modifiable? This study shows that chronic MS lesion activity in pwSPMS is strongly associated with disability and is impacted by natalizumab therapy. I can't tell you how important this study is for the field. Please read =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Just arrived in Boston to atend the AAN 2023 Annual Meeting and #SmolderingMS is everywhere. Even my hotel card mentions it. This won't be the first or last time that MS dominated this meeting. #SmolderingSeen

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Good news; I managed a non-stop 2.7 km rehab walk today. Very painful towards the end, but a sign that 5 km is possible before the 31st December. 👍

Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Painful to think that 7 weeks ago I ran a marathon in under 3:20; I am now battling to walk 2km with a fractured pelvis. My challenge to walk 5km by year-end is going to be really tough. If you want to sponsor my efforts for a good cause here is the link

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Since the #ECTRIMS2022 later-breaker showing that ocrelizumab is superior to rituximab in treating MS, this #MS_Seflife case study on "Ocrelizumab vs Ofatumumab, which would you choose?" has been getting a lot of attention. Does it make sense to you? =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

Alemtuzumab is our most effective and cost-effective licensed DMT, but it is hardly prescribed. Why? It protects the end-organ, the brain, as measured by brain volume loss better than any other DMT. Here is the 13-year follow-up data =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

What a year? I am still having to adjust to my #NewNormal and realise I am unable to do many of the things I used to be able to do. I have set new priorities, packed away my soapbox and I will therefore not be contributing to The MS-Blog.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

In a frank discussion, Prof G discusses his polytrauma and experience as a patient in the #NHS . Importantly he reflects on what acute trauma services do well and how these services could be adopted to improve MS care. Good news is that he is on the mend!

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Smouldering MS, progression independent of relapses (PIRA) or the 'REAL MS' is what we should be focusing on. Relapses and focal MRI activity are not MS; these simply represent the immune response to what is causing MS. #ResearchSpeak

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

#RunningMan - I am a big proponent of running being a major driver of our evolution. We are born to run. GOOD NEWS - for the first time since August I managed a run. Having the metal scaffolding taken out of my pelvis seems to have helped. Let's hope it is onwards and upwards.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

A message from someone living with MS to neurologists #NeuroSpeak This is clearly an appeal for more empathy.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

#CharcotProject Effect of teriflunomide on Epstein–Barr virus shedding in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients. It looks like Teriflunomide is anti-EBV. I really want to do the iTeri study ASAP.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Can you have MS and be Epstein-Barr-Virus–negative? #PreventiveNeurology In our International CIS/MS study only 1 of 1,047 patients or 0.01% was EBV-negative. Interesting?

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

UK to test existing drugs as treatment for MS in world-first trial

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

6 years

I have now uploaded my ECTRIMS-2018 presentations and posters for you to view and use. #ECTRIMS2018

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

My rehab continues ever so slowly. Having the metal scaffolding taken out of my pelvis has helped relieve some of the pain I get when I run. It is clear I have many miles to go before I am back to some kind of normal. #Run4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

#AHSCT4MS is now a mainstream treatment for MS. Pity not all neurologists are rapid adopters.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 month

As promised, you can download my ECTRIMS 2024 slides and materials from here =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

Potentially the most important paper I have worked on in my career. It teaches us how diagnostic criteria should be formulated. I suspect the influence this will have on the field of MS will be like water off a duck's back. #DeepThinking

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

Good news and shows that anti-viral immunity is there despite being on immunosuppressive DMTs. #MSCOVID19

AlbaceteEM

@EM_Albacete

5 years

@drbarrysinger @C_OrejaGuevara @J_SastreGarriga @bart_professor @KlausSchmierer @GavinGiovannoni @SKriegerMD We have one infected patient on Ocrelizumab and another one on Alemtuzumab. So far (one week), they are both at home with mild symptoms and recovering. Best regards from Albacete (Spain) #MSCOVID19

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 months

Exercise matters Exercise is the most underrated and under-utilised multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapy we have, and it should be part of the standard MS care package. #MS_Selfie podcast and newsletter =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

The 3rd dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the immunosuppressed is not a booster. It is to increase your chances of mounting a protective immune response. It can be given as soon as 8 weeks after your 2nd dose. Don't accept NO for an answer. #MS_Selfie

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

EBV has hijacked CD40 and the CD40-ligand signalling pathways. Latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) mimics CD40 to augment the normal CD40 signalling pathway. Could Frexalimab be working as an anti-EBV agent? #MS_Selfie Research Newsletter =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Is EBV the cause of multiple sclerosis? YES, YES, YES ...... Do you agree? #EBVcausesMS #EBVvaxx #PreventMS Read this MSARDs commentary for more information on causation theory ➡

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

I'M SO SORRY! Sadly one of my patients has recently succumbed to #COVID19 . It is hard, harder than you think, being a healthcare professional during the pandemic. Please remain vigilant and careful we are not out of the woods yet. #GetVaccinatedASAP

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

As always it helps to have resources to help you recover. My new weight bench to allow weight training lying down with a neck brace on. #OnTheMend

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

A wonderful piece on the Barts-MS Blog by Rachel Horne on "The Kingdom of the Sick" and what it really means to have MS. #ClinicSpeak

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@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

You know something is important when The Atlantic, The New York Times and the BBC cover the topic. #EBVcausesMS #EBVvaxx #PreventMS Inside Health - Multiple sclerosis and the Epstein Barr virus - BBC Sounds

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Cambridge MS centre given £1.85m grant to begin 'new era'

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

MS-related fatigue tends to be poorly managed by neurologists. Why? We tend to be understaffed and not all MS Centres have dedicated physios or psychologists. This meta-analysis suggests we need to change that. What is your experience? #ClinicSpeak ->

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

RT @WorldMSDay : Today is World MS Day! 🎉🎈 Join us as we stand in solidarity with the global MS movement. Today, we come together to raise awareness, build community, champion self-care and advocate for change. Join the conversation using the hashtags…

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

Jan Hillert telling us that the incidence of SPMS is falling in Sweden. I assume this is the impact of early diagnosis, early treatment and flipping the pyramid. #ECF2022 #TreatMSearly

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

A touching personal account of living with smouldering MS and a reminder of why I get up and go to work every day! #MSdataAlliance #ECF2022

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

ECTRIMS 2023 #MS_Selfie Poster: Medical Gaslighting in pwMS. Medical gaslighting describes a behaviour in which an HCP dismisses or downplays a patient's physical symptoms or attributes them to something else, such as a psychological condition.

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

When treating MS, how soon is soon enough? The Attack-MS trial aims to approach the treatment of MS like we treat stroke. In stroke, minutes and hours make a difference. In MS, we think days and weeks matter. Do you agree? #MS_Seflie =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

And you thought it was all over! Not the football, the pandemic. This infographic on where the Delta Variant is gaining ground shows you how many miles we have to go before we sleep. It is going to be a long-tailed pandemic #PreventiveMedicine #https ://buff.ly/2UO1PpM

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

I've heard several high profile speakers at the #CMSC2023 saying we don't know what causes MS 😕 Incorrect the evidence that EBV causes MS is almost beyond reasonable doubt. All we need is the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle an #EBVvaxx to #PreventMS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

#MS_is_1_not_2_or_3_diseases - do you agree? The mess we now find ourselves in, namely, trying to justify MS clinical subtypes has happened because we took a non-biological, or pharmaceutical big business, worldview of MS and not a biological one. =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

#EBVCAUSESMS is getting traction across the MS community. Isn't it about time?

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

6 years

Selma Blair Breaks Down in Tears on Her First Red Carpet Since MS Diagnosis And Comes Out Using A Cane. #ThinkSpeak I wonder if she is on a DMT and if yes, which one? #Treat2Target

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

5 years

My fears confirmed; #COVID19 can be neurotropic. #PreventiveMedicine “... gene sequencing on samples of his cerebrospinal fluid and confirmed the presence of the novel coronavirus, diagnosing the COVID-19 patient with encephalitis....”

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

#MS_Selfie - more evidence that #EBVcausesMS . In this newsletter, I discuss how immune studies tell us that EBV latent-lytic infection cycling may be driving MS and that we have a compelling case for doing EBV antiviral trials in MS. Do you agree? =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

People with MS on B-cell depleting therapies (ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, etc.) or S1P modulators (fingolimod, etc.) have blunted #COVID19 vaccine responses, are at risk of getting COVID-19 with the delta variant and will need a booster. #MS_Selfie_Newsletter

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

10 months

We have just published "Neutropenia following immune-depletion, notably CD20 targeting, therapies in multiple sclerosis". It is worth a read if you prescribe or are being treated with an anti-CD20 (ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, ublituximab, rituximab) =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Are we being too ambitious wanting to cure people of MS, restore lost function and prevent the next generation from getting MS? This position paper sets out the path to achieve these ambitious aims. Or do you disagree? #PreventMS #CureMS #RestoreFunction

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

Exercise: how important is it? Why is exercise the most underrated and under-utilised DMT? An why is it not part of the standard MS care package? #Run4MS Me running at aged 16. I am missing it terribly. #MS_Selfie

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

GOOD NEWS a Rehab Update: I managed a short, albeit painful, jog up and down the corridor outside my office this morning. I am very chuffed ;-) #UseItOrLoseIt #OnTheMend #Run4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

GOOD NEWS! It looks like the MS Community is finally getting behind Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant or AHSCT as a treatment for MS: Recommendations of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. #ClinicSpeak

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

4 years

Prof G has a smile on his face; he has just finished his daily exercise programme and managed 15 painful sit-ups. All part of his 'Bed to 5km Challenge' to raise money for #MSCOVID19 research. Please support him if you have not done so already. Thank You!

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

A must-read for all people with MS - click the following link to understand why you are getting worse ➡ ➡ ➡

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

1 year

As promised, here are my slides from this morning's pre-ECTRIMS-2023 talk on EBV. The meeting was hosted by the ECF. Please feel free to download, hack and use yourself =>

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

6 years

What I have been trying to do for over a decade summed up in a single comment from someone with MS. #ClinicSpeak Slowing conversion to SPMS, why we need Neurological Chicxulub for MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

3 years

If you have a child or a sibling you may find this interesting. If they have high levels of antibody to the EBV protein complex called EBNA they are almost 10x higher risk than someone with low antibody levels of getting MS. Why? We need to #PreventMS !

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

2 years

“Researchers speed efforts for vaccine against virus linked with mono, MS” #EBVcausesMS #EBVvaxx4MS

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Gavin Giovannoni, aka Prof G

@GavinGiovannoni

10 months

This is another example of why exercise is important for brain and metabolic health. Put simply, if you have MS, it is the most neglected DMT we have at our disposal. #Exercise4BrainHealth #Exercise4MS

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