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 complete -- 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
(866) 588-2264 or (800) CCF-CARE (1-800-223-2273)
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
3 University Plaza Drive, Ste. 116
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 487-1050
www.mscare.org
Organizations
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
6520 North Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2132
(954) 776-6805
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(800) FIGHT MS (1-800-344-4867)
www.nationalmssociety.org
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
375 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(800) LEARN-MS (1-800-532-7667)
www.msaa.com
Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
3rd Floor
Skyline House
200 Union Street
London
SE1 0LX
+44 (0)20 7620 1911
E-mail: [email protected]
www.msif.org
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
250 Bloor St. East, Suite 820
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P9, Canada
(800) 268-7582
Neurological Diseases Information
American Academy of Neurology
201 Chicago Ave. South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
(800) 879-1960
E-mail: [email protected]
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
Pharmaceutical Companies
Berlex - Betaseron
MS Pathways (800) 788-1467
www.betaseron.com/
Biogen - Avonex
MS Active Source (800) 456-2255
www.abovems.com
www.Avonex.com
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Copaxone
MS Watch: www.mswatch.com
Shared Solutions (800) 887-8100
www.copaxone.com
Serono - Rebif
(877) 447-3243
http://www.rebif.com/
Resources for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
American Association of People with Disabilities
2013 H Street, NW, 5th floor
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 840-8844 TTY: (202) 457-0046
www.aapd.com/
American Disability Association Member Services
815 First Avenue
Suite 280
Seattle, WA 98104
www.adanet.org
E-mail: [email protected]
disABILITY Information and Resources
www.makoa.org/
Disabled Peoples' International
www.dpi.org/
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: [email protected]
http://nccam.nih.gov/