WebMD Medical Reference in Collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic: Multiple Sclerosis: Multiple Sclerosis Resources

There are a wide variety of resources available to help you and your family meet the challenges of multiple sclerosis. This list is by no means a complete one; it is designed as a starting point to help you identify sources of help.

Medical Centers

The Multiple Sclerosis Learning Center at the Mellen Center
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44199
www.clevelandclinic.org
(216) 444-8600 or 1-800-CCF-CARE (1-800-223-2273)

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
c/o Gimbel MS Center Holy Name Hospital
718 Teaneck RoadTeaneck, NJ 07666
(210) 837-0727
www.mscare.org

Organizations

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue.
New York, NY 10017
1-800-FIGHT MS (1-800-344-4867)
www.nmss.org

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
706 Haddonfield Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
1-800 LEARN MS
www.msaa.com

Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
E-mail: info@msif.org
www.msif.org

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
250 Floor St. East, Suite 820
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P9, Canada
(416) 922-6065
http://www.mssociety.ca/

Web Sites

HealthTalk: Multiple Sclerosis
http://www.htinet.com/multiplesclerosis/index.cfm

Understanding MS.com
E-mail: info@understandingms.com
www.understandingms.com/

Neurological Diseases Information

American Academy of Neurology
1080 Montreal Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55116
(651) 695-1940
E-mail: web@aan.com
www.aan.com/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NIH Neurological Institute
Attn: NINDS
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
(800) 352-9424
http://www.ninds.nih.gov

Neurosciences on the Internet
http://www.neuroguide.com/

Pharmaceutical Companies

Berlex - Betaseron
MS Pathways 1-800-788-1467
www.betaseron.com/

Biogen - Avonex
MS Active Source 1-800-456-2255
www.msactivesource.com
www.Avonex.com

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Copaxone
MS Watch: www.mswatch.com
Shared Solutions 1-800-887-8100
www.copaxone.com

Serono- Novantrone
www.novantrone.com/

Serono - Rebif
http://www.rebif.com/

Resources for People with Disabilities and Special Needs

American Association of People with Disabilities
1819 H Street NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20006
1-800-840-8844
TTY: (202) 457-0046
Fax: (202) 457-0473
E-mail: aapd@aol.com
www.aapd.com/

Complementary Medicine

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCCAM Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 7923
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20898
1-888-644-6226 or (301) 519-3153
Fax: 1-866-464-3616 (Toll-Free)
E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov
http://nccam.nih.gov/

MS Center: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Rocky Mountain MS Center
Englewood, CO
E-mail: contactus@mscenter.org
www.ms-cam.org/

Reviewed by the doctors at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Research at The Cleveland Clinic.