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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.
382218 tn?1341181487 16 Apr 2009 - 3:00 PDT www. medicalnewstoday .com/articles/146211.php Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that surveyed neurologists anticipate that less than 30 percent of their use of emerging oral agents --- Merck Serono's oral cladribine, Novartis/Mitsubishi Pharma's fingolimod (FTY-720) --- for the treatment of multiple sclerosis will be in the first line.
572651 tn?1530999357 Baseline Results of STRATIFY-2 – Platform S41.002 Long-Term Safety and Efficacy and Association Between Baseline Treatment History and Postbaseline Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Natalizumab in the TYSABRI Observational Program (TOP) – Poster P04.134 Natalizumab Reduces Fatigue as Measured by the Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions (FSMC) – First Results from the TYNERGY Trial – Poster P07.
Avatar n tn Yes, I have Progressive Multiple Sclerosis that has gone from bad to worse over the past ten years. Every possible treatment has been tried without success. I am looking into a treatment called LDN which is a compound used to gain relief for patients with fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis.
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?
373367 tn?1246402035 Low uric acid Multiple sclerosis Lower serum values of uric acid have been associated with Multiple Sclerosis.[16] Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have been found to have serum levels ~194µmol/L, with patients in relapse averaging ~160µmol/L and patients in remission averaging ~230µmol/L. Serum uric acid in healthy controls was ~290µmol/L.[17] (1mg/dL=59.
382218 tn?1341181487 15 Dec 2008 - 0:00 PST www. medicalnewstoday .com/articles/132947. php "FTY720 (fingolimod), an experimental oral drug for relapsing MS is more effective than current treatments according to new research reported today. The trial, called TRANSFORMS, is the first of three studies of FTY720 to report. TRANSFORMS was a one year study involving 1,292 participants receiving either 0.5 mg or 1.25 mg FTY720 or interferon beta-1a (Avonex).
635835 tn?1272539383 //www.medhelp.org/posts/Multiple-Sclerosis/Oral-steroids-Vs-IV-for-a-relapse/show/1096734 http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Multiple-Sclerosis/Methylprednisolone-Oral-Course-for-Exacerbations/show/617994 However, I understand that you're in a bind over this. You can't very well dictate treatment to a neuro and expect to have a good future relationship. I don't suppose there's any way you could go to an ER?
Avatar m tn 5 Clinical data A placebo-controlled phase 1 clinical trail of 37 subjects studied the effects of oral racemic LA in multiple sclerosis. Subjects were randomly assigned to 4 groups, including placebo. The other 3 groups received LA 600 mg twice a day, 1,200 mg once a day, or 1,200 mg twice a day, for 14 days. The study found LA to be generally well tolerated, but peak plasma levels of LA varied among subjects.
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?
Avatar n tn 52 year old woman with a severe case of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS). She is around an 8 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale and has been on multiple interferon-beta1a treatments, including Rebif and Avonex and nothing seems to be helping. What course of treatment would you recommend?