Multiple Sclerosis Expert Dr. Gross shares Multiple Sclerosis management news and commentary at MultipleSclerosisCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639 http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639 http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/37265/focusing Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:25:00 -0400 Dr. Gross I was watching TV commentator Neil Cavuto the other day being interviewed over the disaster known as the economy and was quite impressed with his insights. He has a way of cutting to the chase.   The interview closed with Neil saying that he had just returned from some procedure to improve vocal difficulties related to his neurological condition. Neil Cavuto indicated he has Multiple Sclerosis.   A public person... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/37265/focusing http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/35048/intrigue Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0400 Dr. Gross One often gets the impression from the world of Consensus Science that all human disease is beautifully understood, that new information is harmoniously added to enhance understanding and that certain knowledge is here and there tweaked to simply clarify a few loose ends.   Then these pesky monkey wrenches get thrown in to the mix. For example, it looks like an HIV vaccine doesn’t work, raising important questions about the... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/35048/intrigue http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/33941/multiple Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:50:00 -0400 Dr. Gross In general, Sleep Disorders are divided into conditions associated with Hypersomnia or Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS), Disorders involving Difficulty in Initiating or Maintaining Sleep, Sleep Scheduling Disorders and Parasomnias or odd problems that co-exist with the sleep state.   Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is well represented in the Sleep Disorders department. To reiterate a point from the last article, one must distinguish... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/33941/multiple http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/30610/multiple Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:53:00 -0400 Dr. Gross Fatigue or tiredness is extremely common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and is an important cause of disability. The mechanism for this symptom is incompletely understood. Suffice it to say that the complaint is multifactorial and related to pro-inflammatory chemicals, neuro-hormonal activity and where relevant, muscle weakness.   Many patients with chronic disease have fatigue, particularly those with cancer or immune disorders.... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/30610/multiple http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/29766/window Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:02:00 -0400 Dr. Gross In 1999, Diaz-Olaverrieta et al. out of Mexico City published a study on Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This research was highly instructive because it was one of the first to catalogue the range of Neuropsychiatric problems in MS patients including those with only mild complaints or difficulties. It also showed that most of these features did not have an MRI explanation- that is, there was no obvious... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/29766/window http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/26574/movement Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:05:00 -0400 Dr. Gross Stumbling down the block, I landed on my hip and began jerking my arm; the event stressed me out. I grabbed for my wallet but found my tremoring hand unable to seize it from the grasp of a robber who had witnessed my tangled mass of taut muscles in a grounded heap.   A walking disorder leading to a fall An involuntary arm jerking Tremor in a hand Tightly stretched muscles   Multiple Sclerosis (MS) involves scenarios, often... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/26574/movement http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/25072/cord-ms Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:47:00 -0400 Dr. Gross When people think about Multiple Sclerosis, there is often fixation on the brain. After all, the brain, characteristically struck by MS, is the organ that affords us the ability to think and to have self-awareness. Yet it is not uncommon to discover multiple silent brain lesions on MRI in MS and find the patient afflicted with only spinal cord problems due to the disease. Sometimes the symptomatic spinal cord lesions are more difficult to... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/25072/cord-ms http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/23814/ms-poem Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:00:00 -0400 Dr. Gross April, cruel path to no salvationleaving the March splitting in your wakeApril, thy name is sufferingamid the inflammationand the consternationand the rehabilitationmotionless and with bolts of pain Those legs are phantoms not!for when they sway or jerk to the providerand his patella hammeringthey delight in their involuntary certitudeof upper motor neuron derangement for they own your time and your space in the chairas the fans cheer... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/23814/ms-poem http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/23272/ms Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:42:00 -0400 Dr. Gross Having performed some medical work in Mexico in the 1970's, (I'm that ancient), it has always occurred to me that chronic parasitosis was a problem that quietly devastated the potential of so many Mexican children. Harboring intestinal worms for the long term remains a public health problem throughout the Americas. It results from the consumption of drinking water that mixes with sewage. People with these creepy crawlers on board... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/23272/ms http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/21073/liver Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:36:00 -0500 Dr. Gross It is extremely important to place the following information in context as it does not in any way represent medical advice for any patient. It should also be mentioned that all standard Multiple Sclerosis (MS) immunomodulator drugs can in rare cases damage the liver and isolated severe attacks have been reported. In addition, it should be mentioned that the liver enzyme elevation reported is 0.1% or 1/1000 users of Tysabri, and that 4% of MS... http://www.healthcentral.com/multiple-sclerosis/c/6639/21073/liver