Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
People who have MS and who smoke tend to have more relapses, worse progressive disease, and worse cognitive symptoms. Women are up to three times as likely as men to have relapsing-remitting MS. The risk for MS in the general population is about 0.5%. If a parent or sibling has MS, your risk is about twice that or about 1%.

Multiple sclerosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Ask your healthcare team about your MS, including your test results, treatment options and, if you like, your prognosis. As you learn more about MS, you may become more confident in making treatment decisions. Keep friends and family close. Keeping your close relationships strong can help you deal with multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis - Care at Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic's MS care teams evaluate thousands of people with MS each year. With a concentration on MS and vast experience, Mayo Clinic specialists are able to make accurate diagnoses and recommend effective treatments from the start. Because MS is less common in children than in adults, pediatric MS can be especially hard to diagnose.

Esclerosis múltiple - Síntomas y causas - Mayo Clinic
Soy el Dr. Oliver Tobien, neurólogo especializado en esclerosis múltiple de Mayo Clinic. En este video, abordaremos los aspectos básicos de la esclerosis múltiple.

Brain MRI (brain magnetic resonance imaging) - Mayo Clinic
Brain magnetic resonance imaging, also called brain MRI, is a diagnostic test that provides detailed images of the brain. A brain MRI also can take images of the neck and spine. Each image represents a separate section or slice of the brain. A brain MRI also may be called a head MRI or cranial MRI ...

Demyelinating disease: What can you do about it? - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. In this disease, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath or the cells that produce and maintain it. The attack causes swelling, also known as inflammation, and injury to the myelin sheath.

Acetyl-L-carnitine: Can it relieve MS fatigue? - Mayo Clinic
Currently, there isn't enough evidence to know if acetyl-L-carnitine helps improve fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). More studies are needed. Acetyl-L-carnitine is a form of L-carnitine, an amino acid found in nearly all cells of the body. L-carnitine plays a critical role in turning fat into energy.

Multiple sclerosis: Can it cause seizures? - Mayo Clinic
MS lesions in certain areas of the brain might trigger these seizures. However, lesions are very common in MS, and seizures are unusual, so there are probably other factors that play a role in seizures, too. Seizures may be the first noticeable sign of MS before diagnosis. Seizures can also occur during times when MS symptoms flare up.

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD)
It may be mistaken for multiple sclerosis, known as MS. Or it may be confused with a condition called neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, also known as NMOSD. MOGAD is different from MS and NMOSD because the first attack of MOGAD is usually the most severe, but people with the disease can have a complete recovery.

Vitamin D and MS: Is there any connection? - Mayo Clinic
MS develops when the immune system attacks the coating that protects the nerve cells, known as myelin. Research suggests that vitamin D has a positive effect on the immune system. Experts need to better understand how vitamin D might affect MS. There's also an association between sunlight exposure and the risk of MS. Sunlight is the body's most ...