"Our decision to treat typically needs to be made on the balance of likelihood, before the diagnosis of an associated disease process can be fully established, with definitive tests for multiple ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a multifaceted condition influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, remains a complex diagnostic enigma, especially for diverse populations such as the Hispanic ...

Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCP, FAAN, FANA: Multiple sclerosis [MS] can present with many different types of symptoms. In essence, depending on where the immune attack is in the nervous system pathways of the ...

Symptoms of MS may be mild or severe, of long duration or short, and may appear in various combinations, depending on the area of the nervous system affected. Following a relapse, complete or partial ...

Early signs of multiple sclerosis can include blurry vision, muscle weakness, dizziness and fatigue, and unusual tingling or pain sensations. These early warning signs occur because of damage to the ...

Optic neuritis [ON] is generally identified as the most frequent potential risk factor associated with future development of multiple sclerosis [ms]. Whereas coherency in case of the adult disease is ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by a broad array of symptoms. Despite this variability, most individuals with MS will exhibit a distinct set of symptoms during their initial clinical attack.

Erythropoietin (EPO), shown in early studies to potentially provide neuroprotection for patients with optic neuritis, failed to provide any significant neuroprotection in comparison with placebo in a ...

A 71-year-old man was referred by his usual ophthalmologist to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at Tufts Medical Center for bilateral decreased vision associated with bilateral optic disc edema. His ...

Multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) — brain and spinal cord — by damaging the fatty myelin sheaths that surround our ...