Archive for January, 2007



MSQR 26.1 Table of Contents

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Feature Articles
MS CareParnter Stress–A NARCOMS Study
Managing the Bowel Problems that Accompany MS
NARCOMS Report–Symptomatic Medication and Cognitive Impairment in MS

MS CarePartner Stress–A NARCOMS Study

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Quig, PhD—MS Center, Neurology Center of Fairfax, Fairfax,VA; James Simsarian, MD—MS Center, Neurology Center of Fairfax; Gary Cutter, PhD—University of Alabama; Denise Campagnolo, MD—Barrow Neurological Institute;Tuula Tyry, PhD—Barrow Neurological Institute;Timothy Vollmer, MD—Barrow Neurological Institute; Ruth Ann Marrie, MD—Mellen Center of MS Treatment and Research; Carol Saunders, RN, BSN—Neurology Center of Fairfax.
Introduction
What impact does [...]

Managing the Bowel Problems that Accompany MS

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Denise I. Campagnolo MD, MS––Director Clinical Multiple Sclerosis Research, Barrow Neurological Institute,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Introduction
Multiple sclerosis (MS) changes the way your body works and potentially affects how you care for yourself and carry on daily life. One important change has to do with bowel function. This change is often difficult for many of us to talk about [...]

NARCOMS Report–Symptomatic Medication and Cognitive Impairment in MS

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Breanna Bullock, BA––NARCOMS Database Coordinator, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona.
Introduction
Cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosis (MS) are known to be a common feature of the disease. Presently, up to 65% of patients are affected (Bobholz & Rao, 2003; Amato, Portaccio, & Zipoli, 2006) and many report that they find the symptoms troublesome. It is well established that [...]

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