The task of confirming a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), one of the commonest neurological disorders affecting young adults, has altered significantly in the magnetic resonance imaging era. Conversely, key principles, most notably objective documentation of neurological dissemination in time and ...
How Is Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosed? There's no single test that can tell whether you havemultiple sclerosis(MS), so it may take some time and multiple doctor visits to get a diagnosis. Doctors use a combination of physical exams, medical history questions, imaging tests, and laboratory tests...
Over 50% of those with multiple sclerosis also struggle with depression. John Whyte, MD, MPH, dives into how mental health issues can add troubling symptoms on top of the initial diagnosis. Improving Brain Fog in Those With MS The term brain fog is used to describe the decline of one’s...
time to get self-inflicted first-degree burns from trying to tame my massively frizzy hair with a straightening iron. The reality of how serious this diagnosis was did not truly set in until the day his legs gave out at work and he collapsed, breaking his ankle and officially being ...
If that is the case, the diagnosis is then based on scores in two major areas, widespread pain and symptom severity, experienced by the patient during the past week. To be classified as widespread, the pain must be on the upper part of the body as well as below the waist. It must al...
And, not long after, in an unexpected___, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis(诊断为多发性硬化症)at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time —in a wheelchair.For___I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when...
Conclusion In conclusion, our study shows that a disease, which ful- fills all pathological criteria for a pathological diagnosis of MS, can be induced by direct auto-immunization of humans with brain tissue. However, we also show that the detailed immunopathology of demyelinating HAE is different...
Why are females are more prone to multiple sclerosis? Explain. Describe and explain the causes and symptoms of Tay-Sachs disease and multiple sclerosis. Describe the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Explain Parkinson's disease. Explain why symptoms of schiz...
How West African Ebola statistical figures were derived depended upon where and how you looked. Since the serum test procedures so frequently yielded false results, the main question doctors considered in diagnosis was “whether and how recently the patient presenting was in—or had exposure to anyo...
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