Historically, neurologists and the public have thought that memory loss is a normal part of aging. Then emerged the school of thought that while cognitive impairment was more common in the elderly, it was still not a normal part of aging. Dementia was due to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) due to an accumulation of Aβ (amyloid […]
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Each Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patient will have a different experience with their disease. Some will have one flare in their lifetime (clinically isolated syndrome) while others may have ongoing relapsing and progression of their disease and disability. Therefore, how treatments are chosen and how often they are changed is individualized per patient. Part of the
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We know that Parkinson’s Disease (PD) can affect your golf game, but did you know that golf can affect your Parkinson’s Disease. A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that people who live within a mile of a golf course have a 126% increase in risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. And the answer
𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 – 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐲 Read More »
It is common knowledge that low Vitamin D levels can increase the risk of developing MS. What is less commonly known is that Magnesium can cause a double whammy: both an increased risk for developing MS and increased symptoms from existing damage because of altered Magnesium levels. The roles of Vitamin D and Magnesium are
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There are many changes you can make in your lifestyle, such as diet and exercise, that you can supplement to your prescribed MS treatment to ensure the best control of your disease progression. One of them is eating fish on a regular basis. A new Swedish study (doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2024-335200) suggests that fish consumption can help
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Shingles occurs in about 1 million Americans each year. Approximately one in three people experience it at some point during their life, more commonly after the age of 50. Shingles occurs when the chickenpox virus that has been asleep in the nerve cells in the body for decades “wakes up”. It is generally expressed as
𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 Read More »
Most patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience symptoms in their legs at some point in the course of their disease. One explanation is the presence of lesions (stripping of the nerve cells) in their spinal cord during a flare for patients with relapsing remitting disease or with gradual worsening in patients with progressive MS. Other
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD)is a neurodegenerative disorder that currently has no cure, though there are great advances occurring at increasing speeds. Patient with this disorder may have tremors, difficulty walking and dementia. Most of the currently available treatments mask the symptoms to enhance daily quality of life-which is very important both physically and emotionally. While we
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 Read More »
While there are many new treatments emerging that can stem progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), there is no cure. Disability typically increases over time, affecting ambulation and quality of life. MS patients have a shorter life expectancy (approximately 10 years shorter than the general population). However, most MS patients die of complications from MS rather
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One would ordinarily consider the most difficult decision to be the one about the birds and the bees with your kids. Not true-not if you have a parent with serious cognitive decline. It is really about the car. At this time, 20 percent of drivers aged 80 or older who are applying for license renewals
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