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MS, pregnancy and parenthood
Multiple sclerosis is a very variable condition of the central nervous system, with the first symptoms usually occurring in young adulthood. At this time many people are emba...read more
MS: a little bit of explanation
MS is thought to be an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves. Surrounding and protecting the nerve...read more
MS: Causes, incidence and risk factors
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). Multiple sclerosis (MS) usually affects woman more than men. The disorder most...read more
Ms: diagnostic process
Neurological examination A neurological examination can reveal the location of lesions in the brain and spinal cord. A physician, usually a neurologist, will perform a general physical exam ...read more
Multiple sclerosis: general information
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic (long-term) diseases of the central nervous system.Nerve fibres are covered with a fatty substance called the myelin sheath. The myel...read more
Multiple sclerosis: what is it?
In multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disorder, the body's immune system attacks the nervous system. As a result, nerves in the brain and spinal cord become damaged, causing a wide range ...read more
Options to treat MS
Treatment options There are now 6 disease-modifying medications approved for use in relapsing forms of MS by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). None of them is a cure for MS. None will prevent pre-ex...read more
Oxygen therapy for people with MS
Oxygen is essential to every one of the tissues in the body and any tissue injury requires oxygen for healing. Recent research at the University of Dundee has shown that, in the inflammation that is typical o...read more
Physiotherapy and Multiple Sclerosis
Both research and a wealth of 'user' experience show that physiotherapy has a vital role in containing the effects of MS. At Therapy Centres professionally qualified physiotherapists speciali...read more
Psychotherapy's value in MS
Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with human function and movement and maximising potential: it uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, ps...read more
Risks of developing MS
In the general population in the UK, the risk of developing MS is about 1 in 700. Studies have shown that the risk is higher for people who already have someone with MS in their family. On average, the risk for first degree r...read more
Signs and symptoms of ms
When a person with multiple sclerosis (MS) experiences new symptoms, or has a recurrence of old ones lasting more than 24 hours, he or she is experiencing an exacerbation, or attack. These symptoms vary from ...read more
Stress and MS
Having any chronic illness increases stress. MS is no exception. In fact, there are many stressful situations that are common with MS: Diagnostic uncertainties (before the definite MS diagnosis) ...read more
Symptoms and treatment of MS
Key facts No two people with MS experience the same symptoms to the same degree. MS can cause a wide variety of symptoms, but most people with the condition only experience a small number of t...read more
Symptoms of MS: Spasm
Spasticity can be described as stiff muscles that resist passive movement. It is part of the upper motor neurone syndrome, which is damage to the nerves in the central nervous system that are carrying message...read more
The demographics of multiple sclerosis
The dictionary defines Demographics as the adjective form of Demography - the study of the statistics of births, deaths, diseases, etc. So while the demographics of multiple sclerosis doesn't cover births and...read more
The immune system and MS
To understand what is happening when a person has MS, it is first necessary to know a little about how the healthy immune system works. The immune system - a complex network of specialized cells and organs - ...read more
The importance of a healthy diet for ms patients
The importance of a healthy diet cannot be overemphasized, especially in people dealing with a chronic, energy-taxing, debilitating disease. People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are faced with...read more
The importance of early treatment
When should you begin treatment with a multiple sclerosis disease–modifying therapy? Guidelines from the National MS Society recommend that “treatment should be considered as soon as possible fol...read more
Tips on managing side effects of drugs
Flu-like Symptoms Flu-like symptoms, such as headache, fever, muscle aches, fatigue, and chills, are the most common side effects of interferon therapy. They usually resolve after a few months of treatment. Starting therapy ...read more
Treatments and prognosis for Multiple Sclerosis
What is Multiple Sclerosis? An unpredictable disease of the central nervous system, multiple sclerosis (MS) can range from relatively benign to somewhat disabling to devastating, as communication between the...read more
Treatments for MS: Steroids
Corticosteroids (steroids) are the standard treatment for a relapse in MS and have been in use for about 50 years. How steroids work It is still unclear exactly how steroids work but they p...read more
Types of pain assoiciated with multiple sclerosis
Trigeminal neuralgia xcruciating, sharp, shock-like pain in cheek and forehead that can be triggered by speaking, touch, or facial movements, usually lasting seconds to several minutes but sometimes repeated...read more
What are the symptoms of MS?
Symptoms of MS may be mild or severe, of long duration or short, and may appear in various combinations, depending on the area of the nervous system affected. Complete or partial remission of symptoms, especi...read more
What causes ms?
The exact cause of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is unknown. While many theories have been proposed, most researchers believe that MS is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic Factor...read more
What is MS and what are the causes?
MS is the most common disabling disease of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) affecting young adults. In MS, damage or scarring occurs to the myelin sheathread moreWhat is the course of MS?
Each case of MS displays one of several patterns of presentation and subsequent course. Most commonly, MS first manifests itself as a series of attacks followed by complete or partial remissions as symptoms m...read more
Who gets MS?
The study of the geographical distribution of a condition and patterns of disease as it affects groups of people is called epidemiology. Terminology Prevalence - ...read more
Who gets ms?
There are approximately 350,000 to 400,000 diagnosed cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States. However, it's estimated that the actual number of Americans with MS may be higher, because many peop...read more
Who gets MS?
Although multiple sclerosis (MS) was first diagnosed in 1849, the earliest known description of a person with possible MS dates from fourteenth century Holland. An unpredictable disease of th...read more
