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Biology of ms
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system that may worsen over time. The symptoms of the disease occur because the protective material surrounding nerve fiber...read more
Coping with a major personal crisis
Events which threaten our lives or our physical or psychological well-being include; Major disasters which impact broadly on many people More personal incidents such as major inju...read more
Experience the effect of aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, as the name implies, is therapy through smell or scent, or to be more precise, aroma. But the therapy known as Aromatherapy, does not use each and every aroma t...read more
General information about 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
How is MS Diagnosed?
There is no single test that unequivocally detects MS. When faced with a patient whose symptoms, neurological exam results, and medical history suggest MS, physicians use a variety of tools to rule out other ...read more
How to treat alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's or Presenile Dementia is characterised by confusion, loss of memory, speech problems, hallucinosis, and the ability to perform and follow through with purposeful movements.Its most likely cause is...read more
Making up for mother nature: folic acid
What if I told you that according to an authoritative government survey, there is an essential nutrient which is deficient in the diets of 8% to 23% of normal healthy Brits – but which ...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
Parkinson's, a progressive neurological condition
What is Parkinson's? Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition affecting movements such as walking, talking, and writing. It is named after Dr. James Parkinson (1755-1824), the London doctor who fi...read more
SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
General Information Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic (long-term) inflammatory disease. It can affect any part of the body - including the skin, muscles, joints, internal organs, nervou...read more
Surgical options for people suffering from Parkinson's
Surgical options are available for some people with Parkinson's, depending on their symptoms. We recommend taking advice from your specialist. The options are: Stereotactic surgery This inv...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
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
What are neurological complications of AIDS?
AIDS is primarily an immune system disorder caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but it can also affect the nervous system. HIV does not appear to directly invade nerve cells but it jeopardizes ...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 depression?
Depression is a complex, multi-faceted, multi-dimensional disorder. Just as there is no single cause of cancer, neither is there a single cause of depression. Depression, like the trunk ...read more
What 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?
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
