Multiple Sclerosis Archives - Insights https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/category/neurology/multiple-sclerosis/ Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Thu, 08 May 2025 16:01:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Neurofilament light chain test helps in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of ALS and MS https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025/04/14/neurofilament-light-chain-test-helps-in-diagnosis-treatment-and-prognosis-of-als-and-ms/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025/04/14/neurofilament-light-chain-test-helps-in-diagnosis-treatment-and-prognosis-of-als-and-ms/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=115805 Neurofilament light chain test helps in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of ALS and MSBy using a test that measures neurofilament light chain (Nfl) proteins in blood, clinicians can better diagnose devastating diseases like ALS and MS, help predict disease progression, and better assess efficacy of existing drugs and trial therapies.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2025/04/14/neurofilament-light-chain-test-helps-in-diagnosis-treatment-and-prognosis-of-als-and-ms/feed/ 0 Neurofilament light chain: Bjorn Oskarsson, M.D. https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/04/06/neurofilament-light-chain-bjorn-oskarsson-m-d/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/04/06/neurofilament-light-chain-bjorn-oskarsson-m-d/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=99426 Neurofilament light chain: Bjorn Oskarsson, M.D.In this test-specific episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and Bjorn Oskarsson, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, discuss how the neurofilament light chain test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories helps physicians diagnose neurological disease and assess neuronal damage.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/04/06/neurofilament-light-chain-bjorn-oskarsson-m-d/feed/ 0 Neurofilament Light Chain (NFLC) https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/05/17/nflc-test-in-focus/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2022/05/17/nflc-test-in-focus/#respond Tue, 17 May 2022 13:15:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=86427 Neurofilament Light Chain (NFLC)Alicia Algeciras, Ph.D., describes Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new blood test to detect NFLC, or neurofilament light chain protein. NFLC is a biomarker for several neurodegenerative conditions. The new assay can determine if a patient’s cognitive decline is due to a neurodegenerative condition or some other, reversible condition — while avoiding the need for more-invasive testing of cerebrospinal fluid.

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