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Multiple Sclerosis Low Blood Platelets
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Interferon Beta Drugs
Interferons (so-called because they interfere with viral replication) suppress inflammatory factors in the immune system that are associated with the attack on myelin. Interferon drugs are now the treatments of choice for relapsing-remitting MS. Doctors recommend that these medications be used early in the course of the disease and continued indefinitely, unless they produce no benefits or have severe side effects. When the drug is discontinued, disease activity...
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Multiple Sclerosis: Lifestyle Changes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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A theory that multiple sclerosis is caused by obstruction in the blood vessels that carry blood from the brain back to the heart has been called into... Read more »
Acquired platelet function defect
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Acquired platelet function defects are diseases or conditions that cause the blood elements needed for blood clotting (platelets) to not work... Read more »
Platelet aggregation test
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The platelet aggregation test checks to see how well platelets, a part of blood, clump together and cause blood clotting. How the test is... Read more »
Platelet associated antibodies
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A test for platelet-associated antibodies shows whether you have antibodies that are directed against platelets in your blood.How the test is... Read more »
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