When people think about Multiple Sclerosis, there is often fixation on the brain. After all, the brain, characteristically struck by MS, is the organ that affords us the ability to think and to have self-awareness.
Yet it is not uncommon to discover multiple silent brain lesions on MRI in MS and find the patient afflicted with only spinal cord problems due to the disease. Sometimes the symptomatic spinal cord lesions are more difficult to identify on scans than some clinically quiet but MRI...
When a child exhibits MS-like symptoms, it probably means he or she has a problem with myelin. Whether the diagnosis turns out to be MS or... Read more »
As MS patients we all know what a demyelinating disease is, right? “...any disease of the nervous system in which the myeline sheath... Read more »
You may or may not have MS. You are hearing terms like lesions, demyelination, oligoclonal bands, brain atrophy, white spots,... Read more »
When I heard Michelle Obama at the Democratic Convention, I was blown away by the clarity of her ideas and by the power of her... Read more »
The biologic medications for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases have changed the face of disease for many patients. We... Read more »
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Walking pneumonia; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Community-acquired pneumonia - atypical TreatmentTake these steps at home:Control your fever with... Read more »
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Most patients first seek medical help after an initial attack of symptoms called a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). Not all patients who have a... Read more »
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Influenza, often called the flu, is an acute, highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract which commonly occurs in the winter.Influenza... Read more »
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