To diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), the central vein sign (CVS) on brain MRI appears to work as well as oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and combining the two biomarkers yields ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord, with 2.9 million ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have proven that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar puncture ...

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Multiple sclerosis is a lifelong neurological condition that once meant a grim prognosis—but not anymore. Tom Miller, MD, talks to neurologist Dana Dewitt, MD, about how early diagnosis, advanced ...

A Maguiresbridge man who is living with primary progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has vowed to “stay positive and take every day as it comes.” ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be life-changing and scary. MS is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. Having this condition means the body’s immune system ...

Transplanting stem cells from the nervous system of a fetus into people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) has reduced markers of the condition in an early-stage trial. Whether this also ...