MS Lesions | Symptoms and Diagnosis - Multiple Sclerosis News …
WEBApr 19, 2022 — Meanwhile, lesions in the spinal cord can cause unusual sensations — such as tingling or numbness — or motor symptoms, including loss of balance and/or coordination. Spinal cord lesions also ...
MS prognosis and life expectancy - Multiple Sclerosis News Today
WEBFeb 13, 2024 — MS itself is not usually fatal. However, the disorder may increase the risk of life-threatening complications, such as severe infections or swallowing difficulties, that can set the stage for ...
MS in women: Why are they more affected? | Multiple Sclerosis …
WEBAug 9, 2024 — MS is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system, disrupting the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body. Signs of MS in women can be a range of ...
Multiple Sclerosis News Today | Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments
WEB4 days ago — Anti-CD20 therapies like Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) and rituximab appear to be ineffective at slowing disability progression in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), a form of the ...
McDonald criteria | Guidelines for MS diagnosis
WEBApr 13, 2022 — The McDonald criteria are a set of guidelines that incorporate clinical and laboratory evaluations, as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, to establish an MS diagnosis. The first ...
MS relapses: Treatment and management - Multiple Sclerosis …
WEBJul 9, 2024 — Glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids, a class of corticosteroids, are usually the first line of treatment for severe MS relapses. These are powerful anti-inflammatory medications that work by ...
Disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis
WEBJan 12, 2023 — DMTs that are commonly used as first-line treatments in the escalation strategy include: fumarates (Bafiertam, Tecfidera, Vumerity, and generic forms) glatiramer acetate (Copaxone and generics ...
MS and diet: Foods to eat and avoid - Multiple Sclerosis News Today
WEBOct 17, 2022 — Skinless chicken, fish, and plant-based proteins such as beans, peas, lentils, and soy products, are different kinds of lean proteins. All are considered good foods to eat to get protein without ...
MRI and MS diagnosis | Does MS show up on MRI? | Multiple...
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Diagnosing MS with MRI. To receive a formal MS diagnosis, a person must show evidence of MS-like damage that affects more than one region of the central nervous system, comprised of the brain and ...
MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms - Multiple Sclerosis …
WEBApr 4, 2022 — Vision problems in MS patients, especially if persistent, can contribute to dizziness and lack of coordination, which can affect balance and increase the risk of falls. General MS treatment with ...