Long Dismissed, Chronic Lyme Disease Is Finally Getting Its Moment
Sue Gray, 59, has been sick half her life. But it took two decades to confirm why. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] When Gray was 30 and living with her then-husband in the middle of the woods in upstate New York, she felt a tick on her scalp one day after taking a shower. Her former husband plucked it off with tweezers, and “that was the end of that—for that day,” Gray says. Over the next few months, however, Gray’s health began to decline. She suffered frequent respiratory infections and developed a twitch in her eye. Then, a few weeks after the twitch began, she felt the sensat...
Source: TIME: Health - May 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Stroke, Migraine, Alzheimer's: Climate Change Will Likely Make Them Worse
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Climate change is likely to make brain conditions like stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis even worse, a new review warns. The potential effects of a changing climate is likely to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Clinical outcome analysis of patients with multiple sclerosis - analysis from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry - Murphy M, Kaur V, Bui HL, Yang T, Erridge S, Holvey C, Coomber R, Rucker JJ, Weatherall MW, Sodergren MH.
INTRODUCTION: Whilst disease-modifying therapies are the cornerstone for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), there is a need to develop novel therapeutics for the symptomatic sequalae of the disease. Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) have been su... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Life space assessment and falls in older adults with multiple sclerosis - Holtzer R, Motl RW, Wagshul ME, Picone MA, Hernandez ME, Izzetoglu M, Lipton ML, Foley FW.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Falls research in older adults with MS (OAMS) is scarce, and no studies have reported on the association between life-space mobility and falls in this group. Herein, we hypothesized that higher baseline life-space scores would be asso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Suicidal ideation in people with multiple sclerosis and its association with coping self-efficacy - Mikula P, Timkova V, Vitkova M, Szilasiova J, Nagyova I.
BACKGROUND: Chronic neurological disease such as multiple sclerosis (MS), is a significant risk factor for psychological distress, which can result in suicidal behaviour. Suicidal ideation (SI) is considered a harbinger of suicide-related mortality. Howeve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Preventing falls in multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study on user requirements for a self-management programme - Meijer U, Flink M, Tuvemo Johnson S, Kierkegaard M, Gottberg K, Ytterberg C.
PURPOSE: To explore perspectives of ambulatory and non-ambulatory people with MS (PwMS) and health care professionals (HCPs) on falls and falls management to gain a deeper understanding of how a self-management programme can be designed to fit the needs of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis: 5 Things to Know Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis: 5 Things to Know
John Kramer outlines the key aspects of making a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - May 9, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news

Multiple Sclerosis Highlights From AAN 2024 Multiple Sclerosis Highlights From AAN 2024
Highlights in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis from AAN 2024 include pregnancy-related considerations, anti-CD20 drug-associated infection, and ocrelizumab safety in Black and Hispanic persons.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery ReCAP Source Type: news

After Landing Meadow on'The Sopranos,' Jamie-Lynn Sigler's Other StrugglesBegan
The ‘Messy’ podcast host on developing exercise bulimia, her multiple sclerosis and how James Gandolfini came to her rescue.#jamesgandolfini (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Amifampridine overdose leading to refractory status epilepticus - Gooley B, Willenbring B, Wilkinson J.
3,4-Aminopyridine or Amifampridine belongs to the aminopyridine class of drugs which is used to treat multiple sclerosis and Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS). Aminopyridine pharmaceuticals inhibit presynaptic potassium channels. This increases avai... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

ISMRM: Advanced MRI techniques shed new light on multiple sclerosis
Cornelia Laule, PhDSINGAPORE – Quantitative MRI techniques offer valuable insights into diverse pathological processes underlying multiple sclerosis (MS), with these techniques poised for clinical use, according to a leading expert. In a May 4 presentation at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual meeting in Singapore, Cornelia Laule, PhD, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, gave an overview of quantitative MRI findings in MS and discussed how they are enabling a more complete understanding of the disease. “Clinical MRI scans are very sensitive to damage within the [centra...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: ISMRM 2024 Source Type: news

ISMRM: Advanced MRI techniques shed new light in multiple sclerosis
SINGAPORE – Quantitative MRI techniques offer valuable insights into diverse pathological processes underlying multiple sclerosis (MS), with these techniques poised for clinical use, according to a leading expert.In a presentation May 4 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual meeting in Singapore, Cornelia Laule, PhD, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, gave an overview of quantitative MRI findings in MS and discussed how they are enabling a more complete understanding of the disease.“Clinical MRI scans are very sensitive to damage within the [central nervous system]; howe...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: ISMRM 2024 Source Type: news

Major Gaps in Care, Management of Neurologic Diseases Major Gaps in Care, Management of Neurologic Diseases
Real-world US claims-based data show major gaps in the care and management of three major neurologic diseases – Alzheimer ' s, Parkinson ' s, and multiple sclerosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

' Autoantibody Signature' Flags MS Years Before Symptoms'Autoantibody Signature' Flags MS Years Before Symptoms
A unique autoantibody signature of multiple sclerosis may predict the disease years before individuals become symptomatic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Three Conditions for Which Cannabis Appears to Help Three Conditions for Which Cannabis Appears to Help
Low-quality evidence shows using cannabis can help neuropathic pain, multiple sclerosis-associated spasticity, and chemo-induced nausea or vomiting. For most other problems, the effects are unclear.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news