Spinal headaches occur in up to 30 percent of the people who undergo a spinal tap (lumbar puncture) or spinal anesthesia. Both these procedures require a puncture in the tough membrane that surrounds the spinal cord. During a spinal tap   more »

MRI scans are used for diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis, tracking changes over time, and helping to determine treatment effectiveness.   more »

MRI Scan-KH Demyelination in Cerebral Hemispheres -    more »

Some private clinics are now offering healthy people a service called whole body screening. For a fee, they will use sophisticated medical technology to scan your body for anything abnormal. If you are considering this procedure, you should be aware that whole body screening poses a number of health risks and offers   more »

The past few years have witnessed major advancements in our ability to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) and begin treatments that can favourably modify the course of the disease. In addition, there is now a much better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease and an increasing interest in “decoding” the    more »

The MRI is the preferred method of detecting Multiple Sclerosis in patients; MRI images for Multiple Sclerosis became available in the mid-1980’s and due to the tissue contrast of the MRI, it is better at   more »