Multiple Sclerosis Medical Reference
Vumerity for Multiple Sclerosis
- Your Guide to Zeposia for Multiple Sclerosis: What You Need to Know
Zeposia is a sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator. Here’s how it treats multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
The symptoms and treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, the most common of the four types of MS.
- MS and Diabetes: What to Know
Is there a connection between MS and diabetes? Perhaps. They share some of the same symptoms, and they might share some of the same risk factors.
- Conditions You May Have Along With MS
If you have MS, you're more likely to also have certain other medical conditions. Find out what they are and what you can do about them.
- Complementary and Integrative Treatments for MS
Learn about the different types of complementary and integrative therapies being used to treat multiple sclerosis, including questions you should ask before trying one.
- Promising Experimental Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
Several experimental treatments for multiple sclerosis are under the microscope. Learn about MS clinical trials that could lead to the next breakthrough.
- Does Your Diet Affect Your MS?
Does your diet affect your MS? While no food cures it or causes it, you’ll want to know what the research shows about nutrition and multiple sclerosis.
- How to Recognize an MS Attack
If you have MS, you know your symptoms can appear at any time. But how do you know if what you’re feeling is an attack?
- Consejos sobre cómo aliviar el dolor debido a la esclerosis múltiple
Obtén más información sobre los dolores agudos y repentinos que se pueden sentir a menudo debido a la esclerosis múltiple.
- ¿Qué tratamientos y prevenciones hay para los brotes de esclerosis múltiple?
Los brotes de la esclerosis múltiple: ¿qué los causa y cómo se pueden controlar?
- Cómo reconocer un ataque de esclerosis múltiple
Obtén más información sobre cómo reconocer un ataque de esclerosis múltiple para que puedas encontrar la ayuda que necesitas.
- La esclerosis múltiple remitente recurrente
Obtén más información sobre los diferentes tipos de la esclerosis múltiple y sus etapas progresivas.
- ¿Qué es la esclerosis múltiple?
Obtén más información sobre la esclerosis múltiple (EM), sus causas, síntomas, cómo se diagnostica y cuáles son sus tratamientos.
- Vitaminas y suplementos para la esclerosis múltiple
Si te han diagnosticado esclerosis múltiple, aquí tienes algunas preguntas que puedes hacerle al médico.
- La espasticidad y la esclerosis múltiple: cómo controlar los músculos
Obtén más información sobre cómo se pueden controlar los espasmos musculares debidos a la esclerosis múltiple y como aliviar la rigidez.
- Cambios de estilo de vida que ayudan a retrasar el avance de la esclerosis múltiple
Obtén más información sobre los cambios al estilo de vida que se pueden hacer para frenar el progreso de la esclerosis múltiple y aliviar sus síntomas.
- La esclerosis múltiple y la depresión
Las personas con esclerosis múltiple también tienden a sentirse deprimidas. Obtén más información sobre la depresión para que puedas recibir ayuda.
- Getting the Support You Need
Learn more about how to find resources that can help you receive the best medical attention possible after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
- Overcoming Obstacles to Care
If you’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, you have a right to receive high-quality care, access to a medical interpreter if you need one, and more.
- How Multiple Sclerosis Affects the Latino Community
Multiple sclerosis affects U.S. Latinos at a different rate than Latinos from other countries. Why are the risk factors different? Learn more.
- How U.S. Latinos View Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis affects each person differently. Learn more about how it affects the Latino or Hispanic community in the United States.
- Cómo y dónde encontrar el apoyo que necesitas
Obtén más información sobre dónde encontrar recursos que te ayuden a recibir la mejor atención médica posible tras un diagnóstico de esclerosis múltiple.
- Cómo superar las barreras para recibir un buen cuidado médico
Si has sido diagnosticado con esclerosis múltiple, tienes derecho a recibir atención médica de alta calidad, un intérprete médico si lo necesitas y más.
- Cómo afecta la esclerosis múltiple a la comunidad latina
La esclerosis múltiple afecta a los latinos de diferente manera de acuerdo con el país en que viven o nacieron. ¿Por qué? Aprende más.
- La percepción de la esclerosis múltiple entre los latinos en EE. UU.
La esclerosis múltiple afecta a cada persona de diferente modo. Obtén más información sobre cómo afecta a las personas latinas o hispanas en EE. UU.
- Considerations Before Taking B-Cell Therapy
B-cell therapy is an important treatment option for RRMS. Ask your doctor these questions to decide if you could benefit from B-cell therapy.
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor About RRMS, B-Cell Therapy, and Pregnancy
Women who take B-cell therapy for RRMS need to pay special attention to family planning and talk to their doctors before becoming pregnant.
- Tips for People Who Live Alone With MS
Find the tips, tools, and support you need to live safely and independently with MS.
- How to Get Help for Multiple Sclerosis
Living with multiple sclerosis can present daily challenges that get more difficult over time. Find out how to find and get the right kind of help that you will need to manage your multiple sclerosis.
- Why You Should Track Your Relapsing MS Symptoms
Learn why it's important to find out whether your relapsing MS has progressed, and how to know when it does.
- When to See a Doctor About Numbness, Tingling, and Weakness
Lots of things can cause numbness, tingling, and sometimes weakness in parts of your body. Find out when you need to see a doctor for these symptoms.
- Covering the Cost of B-Cell Therapy
B-cell therapy for MS is effective, but it can be expensive. Here’s where to turn if you need help paying for - cell therapy.
- Myelocortical Multiple Sclerosis (MS): What to Know
Learn more about this new subtype and how it differs from other types of MS.
- Mitoxantrone for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Learn more about how this drug treats certain types of multiple sclerosis.
- MS and Breathing Problems
Can multiple sclerosis (MS) affect your breathing? Find out what to expect.
- MS and Seizures
If you have MS, you are more likely to have a seizure. Is there a link? WebMD takes a look at the possible connection.
- Epstein-Barr Virus and MS: What’s the Link?
Is there a link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis? Two new studies lay out the facts.
- PoNS Device for Multiple Sclerosis
PoNS, or portable neuromodulation stimulator, is a noninvasive device that sends mild electrical pulses through your tongue, nerves, and brain. PoNS may help people with MS improve walking and balance.
- Promising Experimental Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
Several experimental treatments for multiple sclerosis are under the microscope. Learn about MS clinical trials that could lead to the next breakthrough.
- Having a Catheter With MS
A catheter can be a life-changing solution for the UTIs and urinary problems that are common to progressed MS.
- MS and Dementia
Multiple sclerosis can cause memory lapses, fuzzy thinking, slips and falls, or depression that seems like early dementia. Find out how MS and dementia like Alzheimer’s are different.
- Assistive Technology for MS
Apps, software, and voice-controlled devices can help people with MS live independently. Here’s a look at what’s available.
- Ataxia and MS
Ataxia in multiple sclerosis can cause tremors, loss of muscle control when you walk or hold something, or vertigo. Find out why MS causes ataxia, and how rehab may help you improve your balance.
- How MS Affects the Cerebellum
Learn what symptoms can result when MS lesions affect this part of your brain.
- MS and Sarcoidosis
Unsteady walk, brain fog, and weakness are symptoms of multiple sclerosis – and sarcoidosis. Learn how these diseases are both alike and very different.
- Your Genes and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
What determines who has multiple sclerosis (MS)? It looks like genes do play a part, but it’s not the whole story. Here’s what we know.
- Massage and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Learn more about the possible benefits and risks of this complementary therapy.
- The Keto Diet and MS
Early studies show that the keto diet may manage symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Discover how keto works and what to watch out for.
- Sexual Dysfunction and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Learn more about this symptom and complication of MS, from why it happens to how to treat it.