Nov 1, 2024 · Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms.

Nov 1, 2024 · There are no specific tests for MS. The diagnosis is given by a combination of medical history, physical exam, MRIs and spinal tap results. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis also involves ruling out other conditions that might produce similar symptoms. This is known as a differential diagnosis.

Nov 7, 2023 · But what heralds progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, typically occurring many years after attack or relapse-related disease, is slow but steady decline in neurological function with or without occasional relapses, and with or without …

Jul 8, 2020 · Epileptic seizures are more common in people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) than in those who don't have MS. While it's estimated that less than 3 percent of people without MS …

Jul 3, 2024 · Researchers are learning more about how existing DMTs work to lessen relapses and reduce MS-related lesions in the brain. Further studies may show whether these treatments might delay disability caused by the disease.

Jul 24, 2024 · Researchers are learning more about how existing DMTs work to lessen relapses and reduce MS-related lesions in the brain. Further studies may show whether these treatments might delay disability caused by the disease.

My MS was stable with no active lesions but I had a 9x9x2mm L occipital tentorial meningioma. My (ex) neurologist felt that my symptoms were not related to the tumour but rather to my grief.

Jul 19, 2021 · — Did you know multiple sclerosis (MS) means multiple scars? New research shows that the brain and spinal cord scars in people with MS may offer clues to why they develop progressive disability but those with related diseases where the immune system attacks the central nervous system do not.

Although MS is characterized by smaller lesions and less severe attacks compared with other demyelinating diseases, MS lesions are known to persist over time despite the resolution of clinical MS features.

Nov 12, 2024 · Posed with a painting of her MRI scans, May Ling Kopecky shares the reality of living with lesions on her brain caused by multiple sclerosis.