Avonex is an antiviral medication with antiproliferative and immunoregulatory properties prescribed for Multiple Sclerosis sufferers. The drug is administered by intramuscular injection in order to slow the progress of relapsing-remitting (Stage...
Avonex--or interferon beta-1a--is the only intramuscular injection treatment for multiple sclerosis. If you've been prescribed this once-weekly medication, take time to gather your supplies before preparing to administer your injection. First,...
Multiple sclerosis is a nervous system disease in which the immune system of the body attacks the coverings of the nerves. This leads to damage to the nerves themselves, which causes symptoms such as numbness, difficulties with balance and changes...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which your immune system attacks your body and starts to destroy the protective covering of your nerves. When this happens, your brain cannot effectively communicate with your body. This can lead to the...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is chronic disease of the central nervous system that affects 250,000 to 350,000 people in the United States, based upon estimates provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Symptoms of MS...
MS, or multiple sclerosis, is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the covering of the nerves. This covering, called myelin, protects the nerve signal as it travels to and from the brain. When this covering is damaged, a...
Optic neuritis often results from lesions or inflammation of the optic nerve and/or the myelin sheath surrounding that nerve. There is a plethora of potential causes for optic neuritis, including viral infections, multiple sclerosis, diabetes,...
Approximately 300,000 Americans have multiple sclerosis, according to Dr. Roger Simon, M.D., the director of neurobiology research at Legacy Health Systems in "Clinical Neurology." In most cases, people are between 20 and 40 years old, with two...
MS, or multiple sclerosis, is a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the fatty protective covering of the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Damaged myelin distorts the nerve signal, which results in weakness, numbness, pain,...
As of 2010, there is no known cure for multiple sclerosis; however, several therapies are available to treat, and in some cases reduce, the symptoms of the disease. The majority of treatment protocols for patients with MS are prescription...
In patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, the immune system damages the protective sheath surrounding the nerves, which sometimes is so debilitating it makes walking difficult because this damage inhibits the ability of the brain and the body...
The link between migraine headaches and the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis is one of many conflicting factors in the difficult diagnosis of MS. More people with MS also get migraines, chronically severe or cluster headaches as compared with the...
