Experiences with

Natalizumab

I was treated for MS for two years using natalizumab infusions. AKA Tysabri. I had to devise an acronym to help me remember. I came up with Natalie Merchant performing atop a Zumba, a disc-like vacuum cleaner that moves across the floor on its own.

Front Cell Neurosci. 2019; 13: 107. Published online 2019 Mar 19. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00107 Antiphospholipid Antibodies Overlapping in Isolated Neurological Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis: Neurobiological Insights and Diagnostic Challenges Chiara D’Angelo,1,2,3 Oriol Franch,4 Lidia

Some MS therapies, including steroids and disease-modifying therapies like Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), Tysabri (natalizumab), and Gilenya (fingolimod), are associated with diminished effectiveness of vaccines and a risk of infection as well.

Serum NfL levels were higher for patients starting natalizumab and rituximab compared with those starting interferon, glatiramer acetate, and fingolimod. The levels decreased over time with all of these treatments.