Multiple sclerosis treatment future

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Avatar f tn As for your future with MS, if that is what you really will hear from the neurologist, you can borrow all sorts of trouble and probably most of it will not come true. The future of MS patients is very different than what it was 20 years ago. With treatment, the number of people remaining ambulatory (walking) through their lifetime is now up to about 80-85%.
Avatar m tn It is really a shock to get this diagnosis and then you worry when the symptoms are not getting better with treatment. But, please be patient with the treatment as it will eventually work and her symptoms will calm down. Is she still in the hospital? The disease is not curable but it can be slowed down as Deb has already explained.
Avatar m tn my sister (24) was diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis in 2010, responded to steroid. now she suffered sudden & complete loss of vision in her left eye. she has been put on SOLUMEDROL. please suggest any available treatment modalities world over ? chances of return of vision ??
Avatar m tn i had been diagonised with multiple sclerosis in the year 2001. now i am not able to walk. i am also not able to see clearly. my speech is also not clear. i think my type of ms is primary progressive since my condition has worsened gradually. pl suggest some medicines or other alternative therapy.
665881 tn?1248926997 ” Wynick then turned to Professor Neil Scolding who studies the use of stem cells in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Scolding provided human brain tissue affected by multiple sclerosis and, as the team predicted, galanin was also shown to be upregulated in this brain tissue. Professor Scolding said: “The results of this research are very significant and provide new insights into how the disease might be treated”.
Avatar f tn Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early enough, a small study has suggested. "Not one of 21 adults with relapsing-remitting MS who had stem cells transplanted from their own bone marrow deteriorated over three years." link to article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7858559.
Avatar n tn Can you tell me the name of the disease and what it means for the future or its side effects and treatment?
Avatar n tn It is possible that I had/have undiagnosed multiple sclerosis, and then when I started treatment the interferon kept the MS from progressing?
382218 tn?1341181487 php Long-Term Study With COPAXONE(R) Indicated Protective Effect On Brain Tissue In Multiple Sclerosis Patients Article Date: 29 Apr 2009 - 7:00 PDT "New data presented provided evidence that long-term treatment with COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate injection) may offer sustained protection from neuronal/axonal injury.
Avatar m tn One of them said it is all due to ur anxiety ( Cause i do not have any bladder problems and dizziness, numbness tingling all is due to anxiety) but one said its Multiple Sclerosis+ anxiety. My MRI and EEG were clear. Currently i have high frequency of muscle tingling through out my body only when i am lying on bed plus i see double vision of any statement especially ( white in colour) on TV and laptop. Is it MS? Should I start taking Med for MS or just let it be and hope it will go away?
10947 tn?1281404252 We'll soon be launching a Multiple Sclerosis Tracker, which will allow members to track symptoms and treatments related to Multiple Sclerosis. Please leave us a comment if you're interested in this tracker and we'll notify you when it's available.
382218 tn?1341181487 August 17, 2011 Chapter 4 Small-Molecule Treatments In Development for Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 5 Monoclonal Antibodies in Development for Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 6 Managing Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 7 Prognostic Factors in Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 8 Improving Immunosuppression and Immunomodulation Treatment Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis Chapter 9 Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration in MS Chapter 10 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis you mi
Avatar n tn I have had RR multiple sclerosis since I was 10 ish diagnosed (finally) in 2008. Had routine MRi of head and neck last month, everything is stable for 2 years now. Thank you Tysabri! My question is the impression of my mri stated T1 and T2 disease burden is at least moderate ( written for head and cervical MRI). Also JCV negative this whole time can I stay on Tysabri indefintely as long as I am negative?
1063384 tn?1258040119 m not familiar with the acryonym CIS but I am guessing you have a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, which can develop without obvious neurological symptoms. If so, you may want to investigate starting immuno-modulation therapy to decrease the likelihood that you will develop actual symptoms of MS.