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Infusion Therapy For Multiple Sclerosis
Treatment
The goals of treatment for multiple sclerosis are:
- Modify the disease course by reducing the number and severity of relapses (also called exacerbations or flares), reducing accumulation of lesions, and slowing the progression of disability
- Treat relapses on a short-term as-needed basis
- Manage symptoms
Patients are recommended to seek care from a neurologist experienced in treating multiple sclerosis.
Early Treatment. Evidence strongly suggests that the most destructive changes from multiple...
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From Our Experts
The Fundamentals of Multiple Sclerosis Care
There is a lot of talk about research and medical advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, but I would like to return to the... Read more »
Prospects for Tysabri Therapy Treatment
Our thoughts are with the patients and families in Europe who recently developed PML (Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy) on... Read more »
The Multiple Sclerosis TapestryInterviews With People Whose Lives are...
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 »
Managing Multiple Sclerosis by Therapy
Managing multiple sclerosis (MS) by therapy may essentially be divided into three areas of focus: treating the acute relapse, managing... Read more »
Tysabri Therapy Found to Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Sustained improvement revealed by post-hoc analysis In addition to updates on the two European patients who developed PML, Biogen and Elan... Read more »
From Our Sources
FDA Panel Recommends First Oral Drug For Multiple Sclerosis
An expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that the federal agency approve an oral drug called Gilenia... Read more »
Stem-cell therapy reverses MS in new study
Scientists have found that infusing multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with their own immune stem cells appears to help the immune system "reset"... Read more »
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Therapy for multiple sclerosis doesn't only mean medications made by pharmaceutical companies, but also physical and occupational therapy, cognitive... Read more »
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