MS Lesions | Symptoms and Diagnosis - Multiple Sclerosis News …
Apr 19, 2022 · Meanwhile, lesions in the spinal cord can cause unusual sensations — such as tingling or numbness — or motor symptoms, including loss of balance and/or coordination. Spinal cord lesions also ...
Multiple Sclerosis News Today | Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments
Nov 5, 2024 · Get the latest multiple sclerosis news, patient views, and caregiver perspectives from one of the largest MS communities online.
MS prognosis and life expectancy - Multiple Sclerosis News Today
Feb 13, 2024 · MS itself is not usually fatal. However, the disorder may increase the risk of life-threatening complications, such as severe infections or swallowing difficulties, that can set the stage for ...
MS relapses: How to manage and treat flare-ups – Multiple...
Jul 9, 2024 · Glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids, a class of corticosteroids, are usually the first line of treatment for severe MS relapses. These are powerful anti-inflammatory medications that work by ...
McDonald criteria | Guidelines for MS diagnosis
Apr 13, 2022 · The McDonald criteria are a set of guidelines that incorporate clinical and laboratory evaluations, as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, to establish an MS diagnosis. The first ...
Need to Know: What Is the JC Virus? - Multiple Sclerosis News Today
Jul 30, 2019 · The John Cunningham (JC) virus is a typically harmless polyomavirus carried by most humans. The virus was named after the patient in whom it was first identified in 1971. Exposure to the JC virus ...
MRI and MS diagnosis | Does MS show up on MRI? | Multiple...
Aug 30, 2024 · Diagnosing MS with MRI. To receive a formal MS diagnosis, a person must show evidence of MS-like damage that affects more than one region of the central nervous system, comprised of the brain and ...
How is MS diagnosed? - Multiple Sclerosis News Today
Mar 14, 2022 · According to these criteria, an MS diagnosis requires: evidence of damage in at least two separate areas of the central nervous system — comprised of the brain and spinal cord — a feature ...
MS in women: Why are they more affected? | Multiple Sclerosis …
Aug 9, 2024 · MS is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system, disrupting the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and body. Signs of MS in women can be a range of ...
MS in Men | Symptoms, Life Expectancy, and More
May 19, 2022 · Men with MS are more likely to experience: motor problems. loss of coordination and imbalance. cognitive difficulties. In contrast, vision problems are more common in women with MS. Men are more ...