June 23, 2021 News by Somi Igbene, PhD High Free Light Chains Levels May Indicate Sooner Second Relapse High levels of kappa-free light chains, or kappa-FLC, in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ā the liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord ā may help identify people with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) who will progress sooner to multiple sclerosis (MS), a study reports. Overall, those with a high…
January 7, 2021 News by Diana Campelo Delgado CXCL13, Inflammatory Marker, May Be Good at Predicting Likely MS Activity CXCL13, an inflammatory biomarker, may be a good marker of likely future disease activity in people with multiple sclerosisĀ (MS), a study suggests. The study, āIntrathecally produced CXCL13: A predictive biomarker in multiple sclerosis,ā was published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal ā Experimental, Translational and Clinical. Clinicians caring…
July 14, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Most RIS Patients Likely to Progress to MS Within 10 Years, Study Says More than half of people with brain imaging changes akin to multiple sclerosis (MS) go on to develop the disease within 10 years, a global study of those with radiologically isolated syndrome reported. Progression to MS appears to be more likely in those who are younger, have spinal…
August 15, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How a Spinal Tap Can Help to Diagnose MS Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum.Ā This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Have you had a lumbar puncture to help diagnose your MS?” from Jan. 29.
January 9, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias Diagnosing MS Faster and Better As we all know, MS is difficult to diagnose. Put another way, it’s easy to misdiagnose. There’s no single diagnostic test for MS. Neurologists use their clinical examination, the patient’s medical history, and lab tests. They also rely on MRI imaging of the brain and sometimes of the…
December 21, 2017 Columns by Tamara Sellman The MS Alphabet: Optic Neuritis, Occupational Therapy, and Other ‘O’ Words Editorās note: Tamara Sellman continues her occasional series on the MS alphabet with this column referencing terms starting with the letter “O.” Symptoms of MS Optic neuritis This is a common symptom of MS, though not everyone who experiences optic neuritis…