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What is a Multiple Sclerosis Relapse?
Eighty-five percent of patients with MS having Relapsing Remitting MS (RRMS), but what is a "relapse?" If you are confused by the words "relapse," "exacerbation" or "attack," you are not alone. This is confusing for patients, carepartners, primary and ER doctors and surprisingly even for neurologists.
RRMS means that a person has neurologic signs and symptoms lasting for longer than 24 hours that are separated in time and space (meaning it is not always the same symptom - so for instance it...
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Pseudo Exacerbations and MS- The Real Deal
By Mandy Crest , Health Expert...Faking? Just looking for attention? You know what a multiple sclerosis exacerbation is, but what... Read more »
Beginner's Guide to MS: What Type of MS do You Have?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...and Course National Multiple Sclerosis Society - What is Multiple Sclerosis? Defining the... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month: What Do We Want the World to Know?
By Mandy Crest , Health ExpertMarch has been designated as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, and for good reason. It is a... Read more »
An Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis
By Joan Ohayon, CRNP , Health ExpertMultiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurological disorders among young... Read more »
Gratitude Friday
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...and who want to know what those of us who live with multiple sclerosis really think about a... Read more »
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS is an autoimmune disease which impacts the nervous system. While there is not yet a cure available, the good news is that new medicines can treat the condition by slowing down the... Read more »Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis: Next Steps
You've received the diagnosis. You have multiple sclerosis. Where do you go from here? Your personal physician will be your first source of information. He or she will try to give... Read more »Meet Gina Gunkel
Gina Gunkel is a photographer and author of Incidental Heroes: Disabling Myths about Multiple Sclerosis. Gina’s book is a collection of photographs of people living their everyday lives with... Read more »Meet Joan Ohayon
... Joan is an associate investigator in multiple research studies involving treatments and imaging in multiple sclerosis (MS), along with a few studies involved with a rare chronic neurological... Read more »Meet Mandy Crest
...She writes her own blog at MSMaze.com where she chronicles the ups and downs of her daily life with multiple sclerosis. As a patient herself, Mandy knows the importance of having a supportive MS... Read more »Images
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...BAY-tuh) Uses This medication is used to treat multiple sclerosis. Interferon is not a cure... Read more »
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