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Category Archives: MS Treatment

MEG brain scan can predict cognitive therapy outcomes in MS – Multiple Sclerosis News Today

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

A non-invasive scan that measures network activity across the brain was able to predict the outcomes of behavioral therapies designed to improve cognitive function in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a study demonstrates. Brain network function, as assessed by the test, called magnetoencephalography (MEG), could play an important role in predicting treatment response and personalized treatment recommendations, researchers concluded. Continue reading

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Emphasizing Shared Decision Making and Emerging Strategies in MS Treatment: Patricia K. Coyle, MD – Neurology Live

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

WATCH TIME: 3 minutes If you have a patient with MS starting a great treatment but they're smoking, they're overweight, they don't exercise, they sleep poorly, then they are sabotaging getting the best therapeutic response. It's important that the patient be knowledgeable about that and try to work through it with them as that's extremely important. It's a conversation that I have with every one of my patients with MS on an early basis. Continue reading

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Targeting Memory and Learning Deficits in MS Through Combined Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exercise With Virtual … – Neurology Live

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

WATCH TIME: 7 minutes "Adding these visual stimuli through the virtual reality, we're challenging the brain while you're exercising and our hypothesis is that that will lead to bigger improvements and better results." Early research conducted by experts at Kessler Foundation has provided evidence for benefits of either cognitive rehabilitation or exercise on learning and memory in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Continue reading

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UAE scientists hold hope of finding MS cure as patient walks again after treatment – The National

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

The UAE is making advances not only in managing multiple sclerosis but also towards helping to find a cure for the debilitating disease afflicting millions worldwide. While there is no cure for the neurological disorder, treatment is available to manage symptoms and delay its progression. Continue reading

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The Stressed Importance of MS Center Care and Multidisciplinary Teams in Multiple Sclerosis: Marisa McGinley, DO – Neurology Live

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

WATCH TIME: 4 minutes "If they have bladder symptoms, spasticity problems, or gait issues, as a neurologist, we can start to address those things, but we often need a really good multidisciplinary team to care for these patients long term." The care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) often incorporates several different specialists in addition to a traditional neurologist. These patients experience a range of difference symptoms, including fatigue, numbness and tingling, loss of balance, tremor, pain, bladder problems, bowel trouble, vision issues, and problems with memory and thinking. Comorbidities are also common throughout the disease course, from symptom onset through diagnosis to the end of life. Continue reading

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Social determinants of health and multiple sclerosis – MJA Insight

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

Although doctors may be aware of their patients struggles with multiple sclerosis, it is rare that the social determinants of health are considered or comprehensively assessed in routine practice to identify areas of concern. Continue reading

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MRI technique allows more precise imaging of myelin sheath in MS – Multiple Sclerosis News Today

Posted: Published on February 12th, 2024

Scientists have developed a technique to more precisely map the myelin sheath, the fatty covering around nerve fibers that is damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS), in people undergoing an imaging scan. Continue reading

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MS guidelines by Spanish society stress early, effective treatment – Multiple Sclerosis News Today

Posted: Published on January 27th, 2024

New guidelines from the Spanish Society of Neurology emphasize the importance of early diagnosis and prompt treatment in the management of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). These guidelines also highlight a need to move beyond traditional views of first line and second line MS treatments, suggesting instead a personalized approach that favors more aggressive therapies being used earlier in patients at higher risk of poor outcomes. The study, Consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Neurology on the treatment of multiple sclerosis and holistic patient management in 2023, was published in Neurologa Continue reading

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Medicinal cannabis ‘significantly benefits’ treatment of MS and diabetes, Health Research Board says – The Irish Times

Posted: Published on January 27th, 2024

Medicinal cannabis can significantly benefit the treatment of nerve pain underlying conditions such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes, according to a review of existing evidence on its clinical effectiveness and safety. The finding by the Health Research Board (HRB) is likely to see the existing Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme expanded to include the treatment of neuropathic or nerve pain conditions. The study found evidence to support the prescribing of medicinal cannabis for conditions for which it is already approved in Ireland such as nausea and vomiting in cancer and spasticity in multiple sclerosis Continue reading

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Kessler Foundation Researcher Receives $700K Grant to Study Barriers to Healthcare in Latinos with Multiple Sclerosis – Managed Healthcare Executive

Posted: Published on January 27th, 2024

Research scientist Cristina A. Continue reading

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