The UAB Center for Pediatric-Onset Demyelinating Disease (CPODD) is one of the founding Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centers of Excellence in the country designated and funded in 2006 by the ...

About 5% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are diagnosed before age 18. Because pediatric MS is uncommon, little is known about the experiences of children and adolescents living with MS. The ...

Our one-year fellowship program is designed with the goal of training pediatric neurologists to provide compassionate and high-quality care for pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis, related ...

Severe obesity in childhood and adolescence more than triples the risk of MS, and obesity treatment does not seem to reverse it, a study finds.

Jayne Ness, M.D., Ph.D. As the head of the site of the only pediatric multiple sclerosis center in the South, Dr. Ness has accumulated a large panel of children with a variety of demyelinating ...

However, pediatric MS is more common in females than in males. When children get MS, they also often experience more frequent relapses than adults. Children’s symptoms are similar to those of ...

There are many treatments available for MS, many of which can help decrease the frequency and severity of relapses, improve physical function, and ease symptoms caused by the condition.

Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2024 ECTRIMS 2024 Time to Revisit the Treatment Approach in Kids With MS? Evidence is rising in favor of using highly effective DMTs to treat pediatric MS ...