Two common misconceptions about multiple sclerosis (MS) are that the disease of the central nervous system affects everyone the same way; and that being diagnosed with the condition guarantees ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system and peripheral nerves. The cause remains unknown. It can be unpredictable and, in some ...
Heidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss the impact of multiple sclerosis on patients, families, and caregivers, differentiate relapsing forms (relapsing-remitting and primary progressive) from ...
The US Food and Drug Administration approved on Tuesday the first treatment for a rare form of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disorder in which the body's own immune system attacks the brain and ...
Resistance training may be the most effective exercise for reducing fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a study ...
Many symptoms of MS are the same as those of other conditions. If you are concerned that you may have MS, make an appointment with your primary care provider. They will discuss your concerns and do a ...
Chronic pain can present in multiple forms for multiple sclerosis patients. Some forms make it harder to stay active than others. For patients with multiple sclerosis, a regular exercise routine is ...
This week we are going to switch from orthopedics to neurologic conditions for a short time as this is something that is extremely prevalent in our geographic area. Multiple sclerosis is a disease of ...
Barry Hendin, MD: There are various ways to look at multiple sclerosis [MS], and I suppose one could subdivide MS into subcategories. But mostly, the old discussions were about Clinically Isolated ...