Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Here are the possible long-term effects, comorbidities, and complications of MS.
WATCH TIME: 5 minutes · Fatigue, a prevalent symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS), is frequently associated with underrecognized sleep disturbances, which significantly contributes to the symptom’s impact.1 In a new post-randomized controlled trial observational study, long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use was associated with significant improvements in fatigue and physical quality of life in patients with MS and obstructive sleep apneahypopnea.2 Senior author Daria Trojan, MD, MSc, associate professor in the department of n ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has its challenges, and one of the most common of these is spasticity, which involves muscle stiffness or involuntary contractions. In a recent survey of 1,177 individuals by the National MS Society, 80% of respondents reported experiencing spasticity every day or multiple times a day, while 34% had constant spasticity symptoms. Spasticity can limit mobility and everyday function, notes Asaff Harel, M.D., a neurologist and the director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at ...
Objective: Cognitive difficulties in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are important contributors to impairment in instrumental activities of daily living. A non-randomised controlled trial was conducted to explore the effects of a cognitive rehabilitation protocol on MS patients' daily life functionality. Participants and Methods: Seventy-five relapsing-and-remitting MS patients were recruited. Intervention Group (IG, n=31) underwent 16 individual rehabilitation sessions (1hx2/week; weeks 2-10), which included paper and pencil cognitive stimulation exer ...
The short-term safety and efficacy of IFN-β in patients with multiple sclerosis are well established, but less is known about this drug when taken over years and decades. Sormani and Bruzzi discuss...
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Overview ; Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the central nervous system. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, a condition in which the body attacks itself by mistake. MS is an unpredictable disease that affects people differently. Some people with MS may have only mild symptoms. Others may lose their ability to see clearly, write, speak, or walk when communication between the brain and other parts of the body becomes disrupted. Myelin is a protein and fatty su...
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system. In MS the body’s immune system attacks myelin, which coats nerve cells. Symptoms of MS include muscle weakness (often...