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    Friday, April 24
    View Article  Diagram: MRI Scan of Cerebral Hemispheres
    by All About MS on Fri 24 Apr 2009 08:54 AM CST
    MRI Scan-KH Demyelination in Cerebral Hemispheres -    more »
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    Tuesday, April 21
    View Article  MRI - benefits vs. risks
    by All About MS on Tue 21 Apr 2009 09:28 AM CST
    MR images of the spine are clearer and more detailed than with other imaging methods. This detail makes MRI an invaluable tool in early diagnosis and evaluation of many   more »
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    View Article  Bright spots & black holes: 2 of 2
    by All About MS on Tue 21 Apr 2009 09:26 AM CST
    Gadolinium is a contrast agent. Infused into the bloodstream a few minutes before an MRI, it lights up areas where immune-system cells are leaking out of tiny blood vessels and into the central nervous system. This is a hallmark of active inflammation, a key   more »
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    View Article  Elected not to have Spinal Tap
    by All About MS on Tue 21 Apr 2009 12:00 AM CST
    A lumbar puncture is performed to check for special proteins in the CSF called immunoglobulins. These proteins are produced by something called ‘B lymphocytes’. B lymphocytes are overactive   more »
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    Sunday, April 19
    View Article  Bright spots & black holes: 1 of 2
    by All About MS on Sun 19 Apr 2009 01:38 PM CST
    The bottom line is brief: uncontrolled MS damages to the central nervous system --the brain and spinal cord— and for many people the damage will, in time   more »
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    Sunday, April 12
    View Article  Diagnosing MS 3 of 3
    by All About MS on Sun 12 Apr 2009 10:02 AM CST
    MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is the preferred method of imaging the brain to detect the presence of plaques or scarring caused by MS. This technology is able to detect lesions in different parts   more »
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    View Article  Diagnosing MS 2 of 3
    by All About MS on Sun 12 Apr 2009 12:00 AM CST
    Evoked potentials (EP) to measure how quickly nerve impulses travel along the nerve fibres in various parts of the central   more »
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    Saturday, April 11
    View Article  Diagnosing MS 1 of 3
    by All About MS on Sat 11 Apr 2009 12:00 AM CST
    As yet, there is no one definitive diagnostic test for multiple sclerosis. The scattered symptoms you might have experienced over the months or years may easily have resembled other conditions, and a doctor cannot make a definite diagnosis of MS   more »
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