Most patients first seek medical help after an initial attack of symptoms called a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). Not all patients who have a CIS go on to develop MS, and it is difficult to predict which patients will or will not.
Multiple sclerosis can be challenging to diagnose as there is no one test for it, and a number of other conditions may mimic its symptoms. To confirm a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis the doctor needs to find:
So maybe some of you have gotten an MRI. And you get this report back which is pretty much written in doctor-ese. "What in the heck... Read more »
If you are presently undergoing testing to find out if you have Multiple Sclerosis you undoubtedly will be told that you need an MRI scan.... Read more »
Sometimes being a writer means that we travel to places that we don't necessarily wish to go. I am going to be speaking very candidly in... Read more »
It was during my limbo days prior to my official MS diagnosis that I stumbled upon a charismatic lady named Diane J. Standiford. I was... Read more »
This is Brain Awareness Week. What does this mean to MSers? According to the Society for Neuroscience, "Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is an... Read more »
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Article updated and reviewed by Associate Professor of Medicine / Neurology, Cooper University Hospital & Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on... Read more »
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The goals of treatment for multiple sclerosis are:Modify the disease course by reducing the number and severity of relapses (also called... Read more »
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Interferon Beta DrugsInterferons (so-called because they interfere with viral replication) suppress inflammatory factors in the immune system that... Read more »
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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).Alternative NamesMS; Demyelinating... Read more »
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MS; Demyelinating diseasePreventionReferencesCalabresi P. Multiple sclerosis and demyelinating conditions of the central nervous system. In: Goldman... Read more »