Multiple Sclerosis
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What Causes Multiple Sclerosis?
The protective myelin covering of the nerve fibers in the central nervous system is damaged in people with multiple sclerosis.
How is Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosed?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be difficult to diagnose at first because symptoms can be mild and may suggest a number of conditions including stroke, emotional disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, AIDS, Lyme disease, etc.
What are the Types of Multiple Sclerosis?
The course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is unpredictable. The disease minimally affects some people while others experience a rapid progression to total disability. Most MS patients fit between these two extremes.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is the Method of Choice for Imaging MS Plaques in the Brain
Magnetic Resonance (MR or MRI) is the preferred method of imaging the brain to detect the presence of plaques or scarring caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). Due to the excellent tissue contrast of MR, it is better at detecting plaques than computed tomography (CT or CAT scanning).
Multiple Sclerosis - Introduction: Symptoms & Treatment Resources
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that affects the central nervous system. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe such as paralysis or loss of vision.
What are the Symptoms and Effects of Multiple Sclerosis?
The initial symptoms of multiple sclerosis are typically: Difficulty in walking Abnormal sensations such as numbness or a feeling of "pins and needles" Pain and loss of vision due to optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve) Less common initial symptoms may include: Tremor Incoordination (lac
Experimental Transplant Surgery Could Offer Hope to Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Yale researchers have just performed an experimental surgery on a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) in an attempt to repair damaged brain cells.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe such as paralysis or loss of vision.
Multiple Sclerosis - Introduction
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often disabling disease that affects the central nervous system. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe such as paralysis or loss of vision.
What Causes Multiple Sclerosis?
The protective myelin covering of the nerve fibers in the central nervous system is damaged in people with multiple sclerosis.
How is Multiple Sclerosis Treated?
Currently there is no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), but there are facets of the disease that have recognized treatments and which can be very effective: Exacerbations Symptoms Altering the course of the disease Rehabilitation and Management Lifestyle Changes Exacerbations (also called flare-ups,
Who Gets Multiple Sclerosis?
There are 2,500,000 people in the world with multiple sclerosis (MS) and approximately 400,000 people in the U.S. with multiple sclerosis. Two to three times as many women as men have MS.
Additional Resources and Links on Multiple Sclerosis
Specific References: Multiple Sclerosis was written, compiled and edited by Shawl Lobree, BSE, Leroy Roberts, MD (neuroradiology), Clyde Brooks, MD (internal medicine), and John Khoury, RT (magnetic resonance specialist).