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Multiple Sclerosis
August 2006
What causes multiple sclerosis (MS)?
The exact cause of MS is still not known but it is thought that the disease is triggered by both environmental and genetic factors that cause the body’s immune system to begin attacking the protective coating around the body’s nerves, known as the myelin sheath.
How does the disease develop?
The… read more »
Cord Atrophy study in RRMS and PPMS
Cord atrophy separates early primary progressive and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis…
Trigeminal Neuralgia
What is Trigeminal Neuralgia?
protein /cfs could be used to diagnose MS
protein could be used to diagnose MS
Johns Hopkins researchers found that a protein found only in cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) that they say might be useful in identifying a subgroup of patients with multiple sclerosis or identifying those at risk for the debilitating autoimmune disorder.
Multiple sclerosis strikes over 10,000 Americans each year, most of whom are women, and causes weakness, numbness, a loss of… read more »
Tips on Coping with MS
Tips on Coping with MS
The uncontrollable, unpredictable and chronic nature of Multiple Sclerosis can be a difficult fit in your hectic life. We like to be in control, to know what’s coming next and to react quickly. The fluctuation in symptoms may sometimes make it hard for someone affected by MS to plan long term.
Fortunately, human beings are remarkably resilient and quite able to adapt and adjust to… read more »
Early Treatment
Early Treatment
Importance of Early Treatment
The recent Consensus Statement of the Canadian MS Clinics Network recommended that all eligible patients be treated as early as possible in the course of their disease.
Emphasis on the reduction of relapses as early as possible is important because you may not always recover your previous level of functioning after a relapse. Quite often, irreversible nerve damage may have occurred during the relapse. That… read more »
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