Naismith Lab

Robert T. Naismith, MD, is interested in improving the use of imaging modalities to better prognosticate and care for those with multiple sclerosis. The current focus is on MR Diffusion Tensor Imaging as a pathologic surrogate for axonal loss. This includes studies in the optic nerves, brain and spinal. The studies include measurements and outcomes that are important to patients and have relevance for implementing in clinical practice.

Principal investigator

Robert T. Naismith, MD

Professor of Neurology
Adult, Neuroimmunology

• Phone: 314-362-3293

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Top areas of adult care: multiple sclerosis, demylination, NMO

Recent publications

• Unexpected Low Rate of Amyloid-β Pathology in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
  September 1, 2024
  Unexpected Low Rate of Amyloid-β Pathology in Multiple Sclerosis PatientsBrier, M. R., Schindler, S. E., Salter, A., Perantie, D., Shelley, N., Judge, B., Keefe, S., Kirmess, K. M., Verghese, P. B., Yarasheski, K. E., Venkatesh, V., Raji, C. A., Gordon, B. A., Bateman, R. J., Morris, J. C., Naismith, R. T., Holtzman, D. M., Benzinger, T. L. S. & Cross, A. H., Sep 2024, In: Annals of neurology. 96, 3, p. 453-459 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Dimethyl fumarate preserves brainstem and cervical spinal cord integrity in radiologically isolated syndrome
  September 1, 2024
  Dimethyl fumarate preserves brainstem and cervical spinal cord integrity in radiologically isolated syndromeon behalf of the ARISE Study Investigators, Okuda, D. T., Azevedo, C. J., Pelletier, D., Moog, T. M., Moazami, S., Rezvani, S., Bovis, F., Sormani, M. P., Siva, A., Kantarci, O., Lebrun-Frénay, C., Vargas, W. S., Stüve, O., Repovic, P., Pardo, G., Okuda, D. T., Okai, A., Naismith, R. T. & Mowry, E. M. & 4 others, Hua, L. H., Donlon, S., Azevedo, C. J. & Amezcua, L., Sep 2024, In: Journal of Neurology. 271, 9, p. 5899-5910 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Structural MRI measures are associated with fatigue severity and persistence in a large, real-world cohort of people with multiple sclerosis
  May 1, 2024
  Structural MRI measures are associated with fatigue severity and persistence in a large, real-world cohort of people with multiple sclerosisSimpson, A. C., Hu, C., Mowry, E. M., Naismith, R. T., Fitzgerald, K. C. & Nourbakhsh, B., May 2024, In: Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 30, 6, p. 738-746 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Diffusion basis spectrum imaging and diffusion tensor imaging predict persistent black hole formation in multiple sclerosis
  April 1, 2024
  Diffusion basis spectrum imaging and diffusion tensor imaging predict persistent black hole formation in multiple sclerosisWooliscroft, L., Salter, A., Adusumilli, G., Levasseur, V. A., Sun, P., Lancia, S., Perantie, D. C., Trinkaus, K., Naismith, R. T., Song, S. K. & Cross, A. H., Apr 2024, In: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 84, 105494.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Concurrent administration of serotonergic antidepressants and ozanimod in participants with relapsing multiple sclerosis from the open-label extension DAYBREAK trial
  February 1, 2024
  Concurrent administration of serotonergic antidepressants and ozanimod in participants with relapsing multiple sclerosis from the open-label extension DAYBREAK trialNaismith, R. T., Cohen, J. A., Bar-Or, A., Comi, G., Selmaj, K. W. & Hartung, H. P., Feb 2024, In: Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 30, 2, p. 177-183 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review