Elizabeth Auld, PA- C––Spinal Cord Program, MSCS,VA Connecticut Healthcare System,West Haven, Connecticut
Introduction
Research into what is happening to the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis (MS) gives hope that the disease can be slowed and eventually cured or prevented. Realistically, persons with MS understand that until there is a cure, they will have to accept and [...]

Robert J. Fox, MD––Medical Director, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at CWRU Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Introduction
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has provided a new window into the injury caused by multiple sclerosis (MS) and the effects of MS therapies. MRI can be performed in a variety of [...]

A.D. Sadovnick–– Department of Medical Genetics and Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; E. Dwosh–– Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; C.H. Guimond–– Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Background
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders, other than [...]

Craig H. Smith, MD, MS Hub Medical Group, Seattle, WA
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has not been cured, but in recent years several medications have become available that can slow its progression. Even so, many patients eventually enter a stage of progressive deterioration that has been very difficult to treat. Two years ago the Food and Drug [...]