Multiple sclerosis treatment virus

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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?

Conclusions Positive status with respect to anti–JC virus antibodies, prior use of immunosuppressants, and increased duration of natalizumab treatment, alone or in combination, were associated with distinct levels of PML risk in natalizumab-treated patients with multiple sclerosis. (Funded by Biogen Idec and Elan Pharmaceuticals.) http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1107829?

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.

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 ??

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.

And in the next sentence it seemed to be contradicting that statement by saying that if MS were caused by a virus,treatment wouldn't work. I first learned about autoimmune disorders when my oldest daughter,then only a child of 12 yrs,was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.The year before she had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis;only because I kept insisting that something was wrong. I've read quite a bit about viruses and the CNS.

Also maybe of interest, the UK Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre has a nice page on CCSVI at http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=show&pageid=2944. If you scroll down past the intro bit, they've just posted something intriguing speculating that "Epstein-Barr virus may cause Multiple Sclerosis through involvement of the venous system," along with a lot of other interesting information. Also, the University of British Columbia is planning a CCSVI study: http://www.

It is possible that I had/have undiagnosed multiple sclerosis, and then when I started treatment the interferon kept the MS from progressing?

Most people who say they never had it actually do have antibodies against the virus, showing they had a subacute case. Subgacute means the virus invaded their bodies and they made antibodies against it, but they never had symptoms. Once you have Chickenpox the virus lives on forever in the dorsal root ganglia just outside the spinal cord. Sometimes the virus gets activated and travels down a sensory nerve just under the skin and causes the condition known as "Shingles.

Thanks for writing in. Yes there is a documented association of human herpes virus with multiple sclerosis etiology. You need to tell your neurologist about this. You need to be treated for this though genital herpes cannot be cured. There are antiviral drugs like acyclovir, valacyclovir and famciclovir which can shorten the episodes and decrease their severity. Acyclovir reduces the pain and number of lesions in the initial case of herpes and reduces recurrence.

Please go for EMG of muscles and MRI of brain and spine. There are some diseases that cause stiffness of muscles like Fibromyalgia, Multiple sclerosis and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Please consult a physician and neurologist for complete examination, diagnosis and treatment. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!

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?

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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

I hadn't heard of a connection between HPV and MS but nobody seems to really know what causes it yet. The only virus I'd heard they were thinking was a possible cause was the Epstein-Barr virus, the one that causes glandular fever. There seem to be so many 'theories' about what causes MS.

First, to explore how the reduction in the volume of abnormal T2-signal intensity associated with white matter (WM) lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) relates to tissue loss resulting from focal pathology inside lesions. Second, to demonstrate that this volume of abnormal T2-signal intensity underestimates the actual size of the region to which the direct effects of lesion activity extend.

The disease, researchers now report, is the monkey equivalent of multiple sclerosis. And it appears to be caused by a virus – adding support to the possibility that multiple sclerosis in humans can be triggered by a viral infection. Experts say the discovery could help expedite the search for more effective treatments.

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