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Living with Pediatric MS: A Complete Guide for Families
...around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin is damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows a relapsing-remitting pattern: periods of new symptoms (relapses) followed by partial or complete recovery (remission). The presentation in children can differ from adults....
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: What to Do, What Not to Do, and When to Call 911
...sometimes makes things worse. Seizure first aid is not complicated. The steps are short. What makes them hard is learning them before you need them and resisting the actions that feel helpful in the moment but aren't. If you've been trying to understand what to do and what to avoid, this is what you need to...
News > Research
EU Drug Regulators Recommend First Treatment to Slow Disability Progression in Non-Relapsing Secondary Progressive MS
...population. What Non-Relapsing Secondary Progressive MS Is. Secondary progressive MS (SPMS) is a stage of MS that typically follows years of relapsing-remitting disease. In the relapsing form, people experience distinct flare-ups (relapses) followed by periods of recovery. In secondary progressive MS, that...
News > Advocacy
FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Electric Shock Devices Used on People with Disabilities
...Former residents describe the experience in concrete terms. Aleyda Martinez, now 38, told reporters she was shocked for speaking Spanish and for resisting mistreatment. "I still...