This week we are going to switch from orthopedics to neurologic conditions for a short time as this is something that is extremely prevalent in our geographic area. Multiple sclerosis is a disease of ...

If you have primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), you probably first saw a doctor because your legs were weak or you had trouble walking. Those are the most common symptoms of this type of MS ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that causes symptoms like fatigue, impaired mobility, and speech issues. The most common types are RRMS or PPMS, each with different symptom timing ...

B-cell therapy uses drugs called monoclonal antibodies to attack white blood cells known as B cells that cause nerve damage. The FDA has approved three such drugs for MS. Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus)treats ...

Now this could explain why the beta-interferon drug used to treat multiple sclerosis patients only works in half of them. Plus a third of them endure flu-like symptoms from the treatment. There are ...

Muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis can affect mobility, breathing, speaking, and muscle control. But they have distinct causes, affect different parts of the body, and have other differences.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition in which the protective insulation surrounding neurons in the brain and spinal cord is erroneously attacked. This can cause a wide variety of serious ...

Medicare Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage (Part C), and Medicare Part D offer various levels of coverage for the costs associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) care, including different types of drugs ...

I received an e-mail requesting that I write a follow-up to last week's blog post on multiple sclerosis (MS). I was asked to detail the immune-modulating therapies available for MS patients. As a ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system and peripheral nerves. The cause remains unknown. It can be unpredictable and, in some ...