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Driving Simulator To Be Tested On Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Jeff Pile

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Posted Sun 05 Sep 2010 7:36am of multiple sclerosis patients to determine their driving safety. "The medical community has a laundry list of tests, about 25 in all, to evaluate the driving ability of patients with multiple sclerosis," said Akinwuntan. "We believe that not all of these tests are necessary." The study hopes to determine which three to five tests are most likely to give Read on »

Body Vibration Therapy Fails Test in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Medline Plus Posted Thu 07 Oct 2010 1:25pm study suggests that regular training using whole-body vibration does nothing to improve muscle strength or function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS... and policy research at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, said his group does not endorse particular technologies but does stress the importance of exercise for people Read on »

Tests & Diagnostics for Multiple Sclerosis by Be Well Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Multiple Sclerosis: Cerebrospinal fluid Immunoglobulin G test Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRS (magnetic resonance spectroscopy) Of course, these are just some of the common tests and diagnostics for Multiple Sclerosis. You can connect with experts and other people who have Multiple Read on »

Blood test can detect multiple sclerosis nine years before symptoms begin, say scientists by Jeff Pile

Posted Fri 18 Jun 2010 5:25am By Last updated at 9:42 AM on 17th June 2010 Scientists are developing a simple blood test to predict multiple sclerosis up to nine years before the onset of symptoms... be used as a tool for testing brothers and sisters of patients. Multiple sclerosis, which affects the brain and spinal cord, affects 100,000 Britons. The findings are published Read on »

Biologist launches stem cell test to cure Multiple Sclerosis symptoms by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Fri 29 Jan 2010 12:00am January 28, 5:46 PMMultiple Sclerosis ExaminerMike Szymanski A California biologist is launching a study to see how stem cells may reverse the effects of Multiple Sclerosis. The hope by molecular biologist Thomas E. Lane and the University of California at Irvine scientific team, is that the stem-cell treatment can repair damage to the myelin Read on »

Blood test could predict severity of multiple sclerosis by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm source: TimesOnline-UK August 31, 2009 - advanced copy Mark Henderson, Science Editor A blood test that could predict the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS... linked to patients’ prognosis after the first MS attack, paving the way for a new approach to assessing how the illness will progress. If a blood test based on the biomarker can Read on »

Blood Test May Predict Course of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:20pm Scientists have discovered a blood test that could predict the course of multiple sclerosis (MS), or even indicate who is likely to develop the condition after a first.... If proven in further studies, this would be the first credible biological indicator, or biomarker, identified for MS that could predict disability progression from a simple blood test Read on »

Eye Test Peers Into Heat-related Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:26pm March 20, '08: Eye Test Peers Into Heat-related Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms After viewing this article, view our other MS Related Articles found at: www.MSViewsandrelatednews.com/blog5/ Read on »

Simple Eye Test ( OCT ) Measures Damage from Multiple Sclerosis by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 Jun 2010 12:00am (HealthNewsDigest.com) - DALLAS - June 8, 2010 - A quick, painless eye measurement shows promise as a way to diagnose multiple sclerosis in its very early stages... potential treatments can prevent deterioration or restore nerve function," said Dr. Elliot Frohman, professor of neurology and ophthalmology, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Read on »

Identification of internuclear ophthalmoplegia signs in multiple sclerosis patients : Saccade test analysis. by stuart Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:25pm ., 90-153, Lodz, Poland, magdakoras@wp.pl. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE : Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), due to the diverse nature of the disease, have many types of eye movement disorders, particularly internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO). The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of a quantitative statistical saccade test analysis Read on »