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    Multiple Sclerosis Guide

    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..

    1. Overview & Risk Factors

        1. What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
        2. How MS Progresses
        3. Frequently Asked Questions About MS
        4. Myelin Sheath
        5. Demyelinating Diseases

      2. Multiple Sclerosis Types

        1. Understanding the Different Kinds of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
        2. Relapsing-Remitting MS
        3. Secondary Progressive MS
        4. Primary Progressive MS
        5. Progressive Relapsing MS
        6. Balo's Disease
        7. Gender's Role in Primary Progressive MS
        8. MS in Children

      3. Multiple Sclerosis Causes & Risk Factors

        1. Causes of Multiple Sclerosis
        2. Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) and MS Risk
        3. CIS versus MS: The Difference Explained

    2. Symptoms

      1. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Symptoms & Early Warning Signs
      2. Could You Have MS?
      3. Optic Neuritis: How MS Can Affect Your Vision
      4. Lhermitte's Sign
      5. Fatigue Caused By MS
      6. Thinking Problems With MS

    3. Diagnosis & Tests

      1. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Diagnosis & Tests
      2. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
      3. The Spinal Tap and MS
      4. Evoked Potential Tests for MS
      5. Questions to Ask Your Doctor
      6. MS Doctors and Therapists

    4. Related Conditions

      1. Is It Multiple Sclerosis or Am I Having a Stroke?
      2. Is It MS or Parkinson's?
      3. MS and ALS: What's the Difference?
      4. Guillain-Barré Syndrome and MS
      5. What Is Transverse Myelitis?

    5. Treatment & Care

      1. Treatment Overview

        1. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Treatment Overview
        2. MS Medication Options

      2. Drugs to Treat MS

        1. Ampyra for MS
        2. Imuran for MS
        3. Cytoxan Therapy
        4. Novantrone for MS
        5. Tysabri Therapy
        6. Treating MS With IV Steroids
        7. Interferon Beta Drugs
        8. Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
        9. Glucocorticoids
        10. Off-Label Drugs for Treating MS: Are They Safe?
        11. MS Treatment Research Roundup

      3. Additional, Alternative & Complementary Treatments

        1. Alternative Therapies for MS
        2. Medical Marijuana for MS
        3. Deep Brain Stimulation
        4. Non-Standard Alternative MS Treatments
        5. Stem Cell Therapies for MS
        6. Plasma Exchange (Plasmapheresis) for MS

      4. Managing MS Pain

        1. How to Manage Your Multiple Sclerosis Pain
        2. Dysesthesia (Tingling Pain)
        3. Controlling MS Muscle Spasms
        4. Relieving the Pain of the 'MS Hug'
        5. Botulinum Toxin for MS

    6. Complications

      1. MS Tremors
      2. What Is Involuntary Muscle Twitching (Myoclonus)?
      3. Urinary Incontinence and MS
      4. Managing MS-Related Bowel Problems
      5. Managing Speech and Swallowing Problems
      6. Sleep Problems and MS
      7. MS and Sleep Apnea
      8. Depression and MS
      9. MS and Vision Problems

    7. Living With & Management

        1. Is Your Treatment Working?
        2. MS Flare-Ups
        3. 5 Tips To Fight MS Fatigue
        4. MS and Muscle Management
        5. Your Brain and MS
        6. MS and Emotional Health
        7. Stress and MS
        8. Physical Therapy and MS
        9. Occupational Therapy for MS
        10. Can Your Work with MS?
        11. MS Friendly Job Characteristics

      2. Diet & Exercise With Multiple Sclerosis

        1. Your Diet and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
        2. What Is the Wahls Protocol Diet and Does It Work for MS?
        3. Exercise and MS

      3. Getting Around When You Have Multiple Sclerosis

        1. Adapting Your Home for MS
        2. Creating a Safe MS Home - A Room By Room Guide
        3. Assistive Devices
        4. Tools for Everyday Life With MS
        5. Driving and Multiple Sclerosis: How to Stay Safe
        6. How MS Disability Is Measured

      4. Multiple Sclerosis: Your Family & Relationships

        1. How to Talk to Your Family About MS
        2. Pregnancy in Mother's With MS
        3. What You Need to Know About Breastfeeding With MS
        4. MS and Your Relationships
        5. Sex and MS: Maintaining Intimacy

      5. Weather, Temperature & Multiple Sclerosis

        1. How Warm Weather Affects MS Patients
        2. What Are Cooling Vests and Can They Help With MS?
        3. MS in the Fall and Winter: 5 Ways to Stay Well

      6. Other Questions About Multiple Sclerosis

        1. Can People with MS Donate Blood, Marrow, or Plasma?
        2. Can I Get Vaccines if I Have MS?

    8. Support & Resources

      1. Multiple Sclerosis Resources
      2. Finding Help for Multiple Sclerosis
      3. Assisted Living for MS Patients
      4. Nursing Home Care for MS Patients
      5. MS Caregiver Resources
      6. WebMD Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Message Board
      7. Related Website: National Multiple Sclerosis Society
      8. Related Website: Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
      9. Related Website: Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
      10. Related Website: Multiple Sclerosis International Federation

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