Managing Non-Multiple Sclerosis Patients in a Multiple Sclerosis Practice: Rare Neuroimmunological Disorders – Everything You Need to Know Part 3

CMSC 2026

Managing Non-Multiple Sclerosis Patients in a Multiple Sclerosis Practice: Rare Neuroimmunological Disorders – Everything You Need to Know Part 3

Moderator/Chair: Benjamin M. Greenberg , MD

MS Management, Rehabilitation

Basic, Intermediate

This session will introduce participants to the biologic and clinical basics of rare neuroimmune conditions such as neuromyelitis optic, anti-MOG associated disorder, autoimmune encephalitis, myelitis, neurosarcoidosis and stiff person syndrome. Participants will be educated about diagnostic criteria and appropriate testing as well as therapeutic options. Access to care and drug access programs will be reviewed and a focus on multidisciplinary care will be used to review and discuss best practices. Level of Information: Basic, IntermediateThis session will introduce participants to the biologic and clinical basics of rare neuroimmune conditions such as neuromyelitis optic, anti-MOG associated disorder, autoimmune encephalitis, myelitis, neurosarcoidosis and stiff person syndrome. Participants will be educated about diagnostic criteria and appropriate testing as well as therapeutic options. Access to care and drug access programs will be reviewed and a focus on multidisciplinary care will be used to review and discuss best practices. Level of Information: Basic, Intermediate

Presentations in This Session

Access to Care

Speaker/s: Olivia Beacham, BSN, RN, CRRN

Safety Monitoring and Vaccination Strategies

Speaker/s: Paula Hardeman, PA-C

Recommendations about Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

Speaker/s: Dalia Rotstein, MD

Physical Therapy Considerations for NMO, MOGAD, Sarcoid and SPS

Speaker/s: Nora Fritz, PhD, DPT, NCS