A-Z of MS - MS Trust
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How is MS diagnosed? - MS Trust
WEBThe most common next step is an magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) of your brain. Your neurologist may ask for a spinal cord scan if they feel it is appropriate. An MRI scan can detect the scars caused by MS. These are called lesions and everyone gets more of these white patches in their brain as they get older.
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) - MS Trust
WEBMar 1, 2020 · Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a treatment that applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened, due to damage in your brain or spinal cord. The electrical charge stimulates the muscle to make its usual movement. In MS it is mostly used as a treatment for foot drop, where disruptions in the nerve pathways between the legs and brain mean the front ...
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - MS Trust
WEBEach FS is scored on a scale of 0 (no disability) to 5 or 6 (more severe disability). EDSS steps 5.0 to 9.5 are defined by the impairment to walking. The scale is sometimes criticised for its reliance on walking as the main measure of disability. Although the scale takes account of the disability associated with advanced MS, most people will ...
Types of MS - MS Trust
WEBOct 1, 2020 · Types of MS. Ben Turner, Consultant neurologist, Rachel Morrison, MS Specialist Nurse, and Simon Ghafur, MS Nurse Practitioner, explain the different types of MS. Not everyone's MS is the same. You might have a diagnosis of relapsing remitting MS, secondary progressive MS or primary progressive MS, but everyone has a …
MS signs and symptoms - MS Trust
WEBfatigue. strange skin sensations (including numbness, tingling, pins and needles, a crawling feeling) balance and coordination problems. vision problems. walking difficulties. thinking and memory difficulties. muscle spasms and stiffness. bladder and bowel problems. temperature sensitivity.
What is MS? - MS Trust
WEBApr 1, 2022 · MS is a disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). It’s estimated that more than 150,000 people in the UK have MS. Every week around 135 more people are diagnosed. It’s nearly three times more common in women than in men. Most people are diagnosed in their 30s and …
Managing relapses - MS Trust
WEBSevere infections can trigger a relapse, so if you continue to feel unwell, contact your MS team or GP. Heat or cold – if you experience temperature sensitivity, being too hot or too cold may make your symptoms worse, so strategies to cool down, or warm up, to keep yourself at a more comfortable temperature may help.
Disease modifying drugs (DMDs) - MS Trust
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Disease modifying drugs (DMDs) are a group of treatments for people with multiple sclerosis. Most DMDs are for people with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS), but there are some that are licenced for use by people with progressive MS. For people with RRMS, disease modifying drugs reduce the number of relapses you might experience as …
What's with the strange tingling, crawling, burning and prickling ...
WEBOct 17, 2022 · It has got nothing to do with your skin. It’s due to nerve damage in the brain and spinal cord caused by your MS. The brain can’t work out the signals it's receiving, so interprets them as sensations your body has felt before, like being squeezed or burnt. Or it latches onto something you can imagine, such as ants walking up your leg.