Here is a video explaining the division of the nervous system. The central nervous system is made up of the brain the spinal cord AND the eyes.
How to report epidemiology studies
Fiest KM, Marrie RA, Jette N, Bennett DA. The Standards of Reporting of Neurological Disorders (STROND) checklist: Application to multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2016 Feb 26. pii: 1352458516634873. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND:Descriptive epidemiological studies documenting the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) and studies that report morbidity, mortality, and economic...
Tolerability of Di Methyl Fumarate
Fox EJ, Vasquez A, Grainger W, Ma TS, von Hehn C, Walsh J, Li J, Zambrano J.Gastrointestinal Tolerability of Delayed-Release Dimethyl Fumarate in a Multicenter, Open-Label Study of Patients with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (MANAGE).Int J MS Care. 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):9-18. doi: 10.7224/1537-2073.2014-101 BACKGROUND: In phase 3 trials, delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF; also...
Extending the Dose interval of natalizumab
Extended interval dosing of natalizumab in multiple sclerosis.Zhovtis Ryerson L, Frohman TC, Foley J, Kister I, Weinstock-Guttman B, Tornatore C, Pandey K, Donnelly S, Pawate S, Bomprezzi R, Smith D, Kolb C, Qureshi S, Okuda D, Kalina J, Rimler Z, Green R, Monson N, Hoyt T, Bradshaw M, Fallon J, Chamot E, Bucello M, Beh S, Cutter G, Major E, Herbert J, Frohman EM.J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry...
MS is Asia
Eskandarieh S, Heydarpour P, Minagar A, Pourmand S, Sahraian MA.Multiple Sclerosis Epidemiology in East Asia, South East Asia and South Asia: A Systematic Review. Neuroepidemiology. 2016 ;46(3):209-221. BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic immune-mediated diseases of the human central nervous system and an important cause of non-traumatic neurologic...
Imaging myelination
Dynamic imaging of individual remyelination profiles in multiple sclerosis.Bodini B, Veronese M, García-Lorenzo D, Battaglini M, Poirion E, Chardain A, Freeman L, Louapre C, Tchikviladze M, Papeix C, Dollé F, Zalc B, Lubetzki C, Bottlaender M, Turkheimer F, Stankoff B. Anals Neurol. 2016. doi: 10.1002/ana.24620. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND: Quantitative in vivo imaging of myelin...
Collecting Stem Cells
Kyrcz-Krzemień S, Helbig G, Torba K, Koclęga A, Krawczyk-Kuliś M. Safety and efficacy of haematopoietic stem cells mobilization in patients with multiple sclerosis. Hematology. 2016 Feb. [Epub ahead of print] Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a T-cell-mediated chronic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system. Several agents have been approved for treatment of MS...
Cannabis Discontinuation
Fernández Ó.THC:CBD in Daily Practice: Available Data from UK, Germany and Spain Eur Neurol. 2016;75 Suppl 1:1-3. BACKGROUND:From the time Sativex (THC:CBD) oromucosal spray first became available in European Union countries in 2010 for the management of treatment-resistant multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity, data from daily practice have been collected through various projects.METHODS:A...
A junior doctor contract example – know your facts
Below is one of the proposed templates for the 2016 junior doctors contract – in this case for ITU trainees.
This is what Jeremy Hunt said the BMA was being unreasonable about…
Waning Interest in CCSVI
Medical Tourism for CCSVI Procedures in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Observational Study.Metz LM, Greenfield J, Marrie RA, Jette N, Blevins G, Svenson LW, Alikhani K, Wall W, Dhaliwal R, Suchowersky O. Can J Neurol Sci. 2016 Feb 4:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND:Many Canadians with multiple sclerosis (MS) have recently travelled internationally to have procedures for a putative...