neuroplasticity in early onset multiple sclerosis

Neuroplasticity in Early Onset Multiple Sclerosis

Early onset multiple sclerosis

Objective: To evaluate the clinical course of MS in individuals with onset of MS before age 16. Methods: Patients with onset of MS before age 16 (n 116) with complete clinical information on the clinical course from the MS Clinic at The University of British Columbia (UBC) Site Hospital computerized database (MS-COSTAR) were included in this study. The data were compared to those from the Canad...

Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Early and Adult Onset Multiple Sclerosis in Hamedan, Iran, 2004–2005

Mazaheri Sh1, Fazlian MM2, Hossein Zadeh A3 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences 2. General practitioner, Specialty and Subspecialty Hospital of Besat, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences 3. General practitioner, Hamedan Health Center Abstract Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common causes of chr...

Spectroscopy in Early-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

K.K. Oguz A. Kurne A.O. Aksu E. Karabulut A. Serdaroglu S. Teber S. Haspolat N. Senbil S. Kurul B. Anlar BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Myelin instability and citrullinated myelin basic protein have been demonstrated in the brains of patients with chronic and fulminating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Our aim was to trace citrulline in the brains of patients with early-onset MS by using proton MR s...

Multiple Sclerosis with Early Childhood Onset

S U M M A R Y — A 2 y e a r o l d b o y w a s a d m i t t e d o w i n g t o a s u b a c u t e e p i s o d e o f a t a x i c g a i t a n d h e a r i n g d e f i c i t . C o m p u t e r i z e d t o m o g r a p h y ( C T ) w a s n o r m a l a n d c e r e b r o s p i n a l f l u i d ( C S F ) a n a l y s i s r e v e a l e d g a m m a g l o b u l . n s l e v e l o f 1 5 . 4 % ( n o r m a l 7 t o 1 4...

Neuroplasticity and Motor Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis

INTRODUCTION Motor symptoms are common and disabling across the phases and forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Disease modifying treatments help to prevent their development, but most of their management is through rehabilitation. Current rehabilitation approaches are based on physical therapy tailored to the individual’s needs (1). The efficacy of these approaches, however, is limited, as it is ...