Hearing the Voice of MS
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Two people experienced serious side effects following stenting of the jugular veins,
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Interferon beta (IFNb) is a first-line treatment for people with MS. However, increasing evidence suggests that the presence of neutralising antibodies during treatment is associated with a reduction in treatment efficacy
MS is a global disease – no country that responded to our survey was free of MS
MS is a disease more common among women than men
Symptoms appear at around an average of 30 years of age
The survey revealed the geographical patterns associated with the disease
The results of the study, reported in the Sunday Times Scotland, suggest that mothers pregnant during the dark autumn and winter months were most likely to give birth to those who would develop MS
Recently an inspiring radio documentary was put together by ABC Radio National in Australia and presented by John Blades, himself an MS sufferer and radio presenter. It was one of the 360 Radio documentaries.
It has been recently shown that MS is significantly associated with a condition defined as chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). In CCSVI, put simply, there is a narrowing of the vessels draining blood away from the brain.Blocked venous blood outflow causes a high rate of cerebral venous reflux in MS patients.
There are about 80 different types of sleep disorders, and about 25% of people (that’s 70 million Americans) suffer from them. The inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep, called insomnia, is the most common. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is well represented in the Sleep Disorders department.
It’s not so long since an MS diagnosis offered nothing more than being told to go home and learn to live with it. Fortunately things have changed
As a follow on from my previous article about spasticity I would now like to address the treatments used
Spasticity, ( feelings of muscle stiffness and involuntary muscle spasms), is a well defined consequence of MS.
Tags: functional limitations, involuntary muscle spasms, male gender, muscle stiffness, upper motor neuron