Archive for April, 2007



MSQR 26.2 Table of Contents

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Feature Articles
Nerve Fibers are Severed by Inflammation in MS Lesions, Leading to Permanent Disabilities
Cognitive Issues in Multiple Scelorsis
NARCOMS Report–2006 Registry Update

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Nerve Fibers are Severed by Inflammation in MS Lesions, Leading to Permanent Disabilities

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Bruce Trapp, PhD––Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
Background
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling neurodegenerative disease. It strikes most often during early adulthood, and it affects about twice as many women as men. Many aspects of MS, including its cause, are not well understood. It is unknown whether MS represents a single disease, or [...]

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Cognitive Issues in Multiple Scelorsis

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Jiong Shi, MD, PhD––Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona; Seema
Khurana, DO––University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Introduction
Multiple sclerosis (MS) was first described by a French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1815–1893) who identified the typical symptoms of MS.

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NARCOMS Report–2006 Registry Update

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Breanna Bullock, MHSM––NARCOMS Database Coordinator, Barrow Neurological Institute,Arizona; Tuula Tyry, PhD, MAED–NARCOMS Program Manager, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona
Introduction
According to the 2007 estimate by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the number of people with MS currently living in the US is about 400,000.

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