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MS does not affect fertility, and it is safe to get pregnant, but you should not take interferons or steroids during pregnancy or nursing. Consult your doctor before trying to get pregnant, as you will likely need to stop taking your medication 2-3 months beforehand. Also note that some women have a relapse following delivery.
There is currently no cure for MS, but there are treatments to manage it. See the treatment options link for more information.
Permit accurate measurement of conduction velocity in the central nervous system. Differences between two sides indicate a typical injury such as is seen in multiple sclerosis.
To determine thresholds for thermal and vibration sensitivity. This testing can demonstrate slight degrees of numbness which are not detectable by normal examination.
* daily subcutaneous injection
* noninterferon, probably safest medication for MS
* skin redness, itching, and dimpling common
* for relapsing-remitting MS and first symptom MS
* reduces relapse rate
* improvement on MRI activity
* takes 6-12 months to be most effective
* extremely safe
* side effects: injection site reactions such as
swelling, redness, pain
* approved in 1996
* antibody that makes it difficult for immune system cells to
move into the brain and spinal cord
* for relapsing remitting MS that has not responded
to other treatment
* reduces relapse rate
* IV infusion once every four weeks
* 1/3 of patients improve in disability, suppresses 90% of MRI disease
* increases risk (1:1000) of viral infection of the brain
* infrequent side effects: headache, pain, fatigue,...
In most individuals with MS, their diagnosis is established over time and the consideration of alternative causes for their symptoms. One astonishing fact about MS, is that once an individual has a typical problem associated with MS, the risk of having MS within 15 years is 90% even if all other tests show negative findings. The gold standard of diagnosis is seeing multiple problems in the nervous...
It is important to emphasize that symptoms of MS are best treated first by finding a therapy which reduces new injuries to the nervous system. However, many treatments are available to help diminish individual symptoms arising from MS. Fatigue, the most common symptom, is often difficult and requires many attempts at treatment. First, the quality of night time sleep is examined. If one does not aw...
Symptoms of any disease in the nervous system usually depend on which portion of the nervous system is involved. For example, a problem near the part of the brain involved with sensing movement will be felt as abnormal movement sensation or vertigo. A problem in the pathway carrying vision impulses will produce blurred vision. Trouble in the large bundle of nervous tissue in the neck (the spinal c...
Having MS does not require a special diet; however, eating a healthful diet ensures that your body has the nutrients it needs to work its best, and may help you improve your sense of wellbeing.
* Proteins support growth and tissue repair
* Carbohydrates and sugars provide your body with energy
* Fats absorb vitamins and provide essential fatty acids (EFAs)
* Fiber aids digestion
* Vitamins and minerals...
Scanning of optic nerve head painlessly and rapidly quantitatively measures for the existence of prior injuries to the optic nerve. The presence of these defects is very common in MS and supports the presence of disease prior to established disability.
Since multiple sclerosis (MS) often affects physically active young individuals, it is important to know if exercise can result in increased disease activity. Therefore we used a self-report questionnaire to examine the relationship of different levels of sports activity and relapses in 632 patients with MS. In order to analyse...
How axonal damage, a major prognostic factor of multiple sclerosis disability progression, is induced, is likely to be multifactorial. Whereas axonal injury has been identified as a consequence of myelin loss, the possibility of an additional direct damage is also suggested. In this context, recent data have highlighted the nodal...
Ultrahigh-field strength, T1-weighted magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition and multiple gradient echoes (MPRAGE) is highly sensitive for detecting multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques within the white and gray brain parenchyma, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives...
Cannabis-based medicinal products, such as Sativex, could soon be available to sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other medical conditions on prescription.
This follows confirmation by the Minister for State at the Department of Health, Róisín Shortall, that the department “is examining the issues...
One in a lakh Indians is thought to suffer from multiple sclerosis, a life-long disorder of the nervous system. Support groups are lobbying to bring the disease under the Disability Act, and are fighting for insurance cover.
It was 18 years ago that...
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One small study has demonstrated that people in the very early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) have much lower muscle endurance than people without MS, which may affect their gait.
Comparing a group of 52 people with early MS to 28 healthy volunteers, the researchers found that people with MS...
Although the scientific community has known that testing for antibodies for the JC virus can give us information that will help determine our risk for PML if we take Tysabri, no test was commercially available. Now, Quest Diagnostics has developed STRATIFY JCV, a blood test for anti-JC virus antibodies. So,...
People with MS have enough pain and anxiety from this disease and its symptoms without needing an extra dose of terror thrown in every time we have to inject ourselves.
If you find yourself starting to dread your injection hours before it is going to happen, it is time to take...
Part Five: The God Promises a starter…
Written by Gary Piper
Two greatest promises of God are...
Part Four: The Promises of Jesus a starter…
Written by Gary Piper
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The journey through life is...
Part Three: The Mission of Jesus…
Written by Gary Piper
Scripture quotations marked ESV "Are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."
Every journey has a destination. It does...
