relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis [ RRMS | relapsing-remitting MS | relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis | relapsing/remitting MS ]

relapsing remitting form of multiple sclerosis

relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis | RRMS

progressive relapsing multiple sclerosis | PRMS | Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis | progressive-relapsing MS | Progressive/Relapsing MS

I can remember what the maximums are only in Ontario because I live in this province, and they're far below what is required for someone who, say, has progressive degenerative MS as opposed to the relapsing-remitting sort of MS. These people need almost 24-hour care, and you can usually get—I'm just guessing now; I think it's 60 hours per month.

At the second meeting we heard from those who have MS and have received venous angioplasty from Dr. Bill Code, from Steve Garvie and from Vito Maltese, whose son, Matthew Maltese, was diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in June of 2000, at the age of 16.

Question No. 53 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) clinical trial being undertaken by Dr. Traboulse: (a) what milestones are reportable to the government, (i) on what date(s) is reporting expected to occur, (ii) how will this information be communicated to patients, the medical community, and the general public; (b) on what date did each of the trial sites pass ethical review; (c) on what date did recruitment of patients begin for each of the trial sites; (d) how many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are being recruited for each site, and how is consistency in diagnosis and treatment being ensured across sites; (e) who is performing the diagnoses for CCSVI for each site, (i) ho ...[+++]w is the diagnosis being performed, including, but not limited to, ultrasound and venogram, (ii) how many diagnoses has each person undertaking the diagnosis at each site performed prior to the study, and by whom was each person trained; (f) who is performing the procedures for each site, (i) how is the procedure being performed, including, but not limited to, anesthetic, balloon size, (ii) how many procedures has each person undertaking the procedure at each site performed prior to the study, and by whom was each person trained; (g) what are the selection criteria for the trial, including, but not limited to, type of MS, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score, venous abnormality/malformed valve/stenosis, mobility, (i) how do these criteria compare with the international literature, (ii) with how many international studies to date will the selection criteria be analytically comparable; (h) if both progressive and relapsing-remitting forms of MS are to be examined in the trial, how will statistical significance be ensured given that 50 of 100 patients will undergo a “sham” procedure, 25 patients will have a progressive form of the disease, and 25 will have a relapsing-remitting form of the disease, and will people with bo ...

As you know, Dr. Zamboni proposed that patients with MS have narrowed or blocked veins that drain the brain or spinal cord, that this condition may cause some forms of MS, and that dilating these diseased veins with a balloon improves the quality of life of some patients with the relapsing and remitting form of MS. Other investigators have made similar claims.