Multiple Sclerosis Health Center Guide

Tools & Resources

• MS Diagnosis: Where to Begin
• Fight MS Flare-Ups
• MS vs. ALS
• Celebrities With MS
• Alternative MS Therapies
• Botulinum Toxin for Muscle Pain

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease, affecting each person a bit differently. In these pages, we’ll help you understand MS, how it develops, and the treatments and therapies that can help. You’ll meet others on this path – read their stories, chat online – offering wisdom in the midst of personal challenge.

Overview & Causes

What Is Multiple Sclerosis?

• What Is Multiple Sclerosis?

Causes

• What Causes Multiple Sclerosis?

Are You at Risk?

• Clinically Isolated Syndrome
• MS and Genetics

Symptoms & Types

Symptoms

• MS Symptoms
• MS Health Check: How Well Are You Managing Your Symptoms?
• Multiple Sclerosis Tremors
• MS-Related Fatigue
• MS Hug
• Lhermitte’s Sign
• Optic Neuritis: When MS Affects Your Vision

Warning Signs

• Multiple Sclerosis: Early Warning Signs
• Vision Problems and Multiple Sclerosis
• Thinking Problems: Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis

Types

• Types of Multiple Sclerosis
• How MS Progresses
• MS in Children
• Schilder's Disease: Children & Multiple Sclerosis
• Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
• Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Primary Progressive MS and Gender
• Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Demyelinating Disorders

Complications

• Multiple Sclerosis Pain
• Depression and Multiple Sclerosis
• Urinary Incontinence and Multiple Sclerosis

Diagnosis & Tests

Diagnosis

• Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis
• Frequently Asked Questions

Tests

• MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• The Spinal Tap & Multiple Sclerosis
• Evoked Potential Tests for Multiple Sclerosis

Treatment & Care

Treatment

• Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
• MS Medications
• Deep Brain Stimulation: Multiple Sclerosis Tremors
• Plasma Exchange for MS
• Controlling Muscle Spasms
• Managing Bladder Control Problems
• Alternative Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
• Riskier Alternative Treatments for MS
• Ampyra for MS
• Treating MS with Interferon Drugs
• Cytoxan Therapy for MS
• Imuran for MS
• Treating MS with a Baclofen Pump
• Botox for MS
• Novantrone for MS
• Treating MS With IV Steroids
• Tysabri Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
• Alternatives & Pain Relief

Care

• Multiple Sclerosis Doctors & Therapists
• Physical Therapy & Multiple Sclerosis
• Therapy & Multiple Sclerosis
• Heat and Multiple Sclerosis
• Managing Bowel Problems
• Managing Speech and Swallowing Problems
• Treating Multiple Sclerosis Pain

Living & Managing

Living and Coping

• Managing Multiple Sclerosis
• Living With Multiple Sclerosis
• Sleep Problems & Multiple Sclerosis
• Exercise & Multiple Sclerosis
• More Tips for Exercise With MS
• Eating Right & Multiple Sclerosis
• Stress & Multiple Sclerosis
• Multiple Sclerosis: A Family Guide
• Careers, Vocational Rehabilitation, & Multiple Sclerosis
• Multiple Sclerosis & Dating
• Multiple Sclerosis & Sex
• MS and Pregnancy
• Multiple Sclerosis: Adapting Your Home
• Multiple Sclerosis: Assistive Devices
• Multiple Sclerosis & Assisted Living
• Multiple Sclerosis & Nursing Home Care
• How MS Disability Is Measured
• Tame Your Bladder When You Have MS
• MS: Tools to Make Your Life Easier
• MS and Your Brain
• Fight MS Fatigue
• Multiple Sclerosis: Manage Your Muscles

Personal Stories

• One Woman’s Story: Living With Multiple Sclerosis
• Related Web Site: Multiple Sclerosis: Personal Stories

Support & Resources

Finding Help

• Multiple Sclerosis: Finding Help

Resources

• Caregivers & Multiple Sclerosis
• Related Web Site: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Related Web Site: Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
• Related Web Site: Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
• Related Web Site: Multiple Sclerosis International Federation