Two new complementary surveys provide groundbreaking data on the impact of walking impairment on people living with multiple sclerosis, revealing challenges related to quality of life, family relationships, independence, work, financial security and other   more »

Eric's snoring had become more than a joke. It was the symptom of a sleep disorder that was affecting almost every part of his life.    more »

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TN is an extremely severe facial pain that tends to come and go unpredictably in sudden shock-like attacks. The pain is often described as stabbing, shooting, excruciating, burning, extremely strong. The pain usually   more »

About 50% of people with MS will develop some degree of cognitive dysfunction. In MS, this generally means slowed ability to think, reason, concentrate, or remember. But only 5-10% of persons with MS develops problems that are   more »

The objective of this study was to analyse the upper urinary tract (UT) function in a group of consecutive multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, who had not previously   more »

DO YOU HAVE MS-RELATED FATIGUE? To determine if you suffer from MS-related fatigue, take this simple test.    more »

Fatigue is one of the most common, yet poorly defined, disabling symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Several fatigue scales have been developed, but   more »

In the past MS was viewed as a painless condition but now thankfully people have woken up to the fact that pain can be very much part and parcel of MS. In fact it is    more »

We report on a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) who presented with fatigue as the only manifestation of an acute MS relapse. Fatigue was assessed by   more »

Further reading Pain: The Science of Suffering by Patrick Wall. Published by Columbia University Press (2002), ISBN: 0231120079. A book that explores the nature and   more »

Fatigue is one of the most common and most disabling symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although numerous studies have tried to reveal it, no definite pathogenesis factor behind   more »

It can be helpful to discuss specific goals with a health professional. For example, it might be to get a full night’s sleep, to have four hours free of pain each day, or to reduce pain sufficiently to take part in a social event or activity. Achieving targets for pain relief   more »

Some people with MS say that they find cannabis relieves their pain. It is still an illegal drug in the UK. However, by isolating certain ingredients in cannabis – known as ‘cannabinoids’ – researchers have developed controlled ways of testing the possible benefits of cannabis. Sativex is a drug   more »

A University of Hull team concluded the drugs actively help only a small group of the most severely depressed   more »