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Call your doctor immediately if you have symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
Prognosis
A minority of those with multiple sclerosis have a relatively harmless form of the illness, but the majority of patients suffer from some type of neurological disability. In general, multiple sclerosis is a progressive illness that can last 30 to 40 years, but the degree of progression and eventual disability varies from patient to patient. There is great hope that newer forms...
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Associate Professor of Medicine / Neurology, Cooper University Hospital & Robert Wood Johnson Medical School on... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Treatment
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Interferon Beta DrugsInterferons (so-called because they interfere with viral replication) suppress inflammatory factors in the immune system that... Read more »
Multiple sclerosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MS; Demyelinating diseasePreventionReferencesCalabresi P. Multiple sclerosis and demyelinating conditions of the central nervous system. In: Goldman... Read more »
Multiple sclerosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MS; Demyelinating diseaseTreatmentThere is no known cure for multiple sclerosis at this time. However, there are therapies that may slow the disease.... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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 »
8 Multiple Sclerosis Treatments and Their Side Effects
Corticosteroids Since 2007, high doses of intravenous corticosteroids such as methylprednisone have been the first-line treatment for the prevention of disability from acute MS attacks. Osteoporosis and reversible short-term memory loss have been...
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