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Successful My World of MS Development Work Group meeting, Copenhagen

The work group for MSIF's online community, My World of MS, held a two-day meeting at the Danish MS Society, Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of June, 2006. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the next steps in development.

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More than £8,000 raised for MSIF on UK lottery

MSIF is very pleased to have received more than £8,000 from the UK monday lottery draw on Monday 17 July. Thank you to everyone who chose to support MSIF.

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Multiple: A UK documentary about Alison Peebles

source: UK MS Society

Scottish actor and director Alison Peebles produced this inspiring and moving film, Multiple, which documents her ‘coming out’ – to herself and others - as a person living with MS.

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Profile of the Month : January 2008

Ian Douglas

Diagnosis: 1992
Occupation: Works with a number of UK charities including the UK MS Society as a Trustee.

English Espanol Italian French German

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Costs and quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis in Europe

This pan-European study involving 13,186 people explored quality of life and economic costs of the condition. It was found that around one third retired early due to MS, and the mean cost for supporting each patient was 18,000 to 62,000 Euros per year.

authors: Kobelt G, Berg J, Lindgren P, Fredrikson S, Jonsson B.

source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Aug;77(8):918-26. Epub 2006 May 11.

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Immune and inflammatory mechanisms in neuropathic pain

This review article discusses the contribution of inflammation to neuropathic pain.

authors: Moalem G, Tracey DJ.

source: Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 2006 Aug;51(2):240-64. Epub 2006 Jan 4.

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Cord atrophy separates early primary progressive and relapsing remitting MS

After comparing brain atrophy, brain MTR and cord atrophy in patients with early PP and RR MS, this study found that cord atrophy was present in the PPMS group only. This is consistent with the fact that most PPMS patients present with problems in the spinal cord.

authors: Bieniek M, Altmann DR, Davies GR, Ingle GT, Rashid W, Sastre-Garriga J, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.

source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Jul 10; [Epub ahead of print]

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Grading cervical cord damage in neuromyelitis optica and MS by diffusion tensor MRI

This paper studied diffusion tensor imaging findings in patients with MS, Neuromyelitis optica, and healthy controls. The scan findings were associated with the functional ability of patients.

authors: Benedetti B, Valsasina P, Judica E, Martinelli V, Ghezzi A, Capra R, Bergamaschi R, Comi G, Filippi M.

source: Neurology. 2006 Jul 11;67(1):161-3.

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Long-term favorable response to interferon beta-1b is linked to cytokine deviation toward the Th2 and Tc2 sides in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis

This study investigated the immunology underlying long-term treatment with interferon and found certain cytokine chemical profiles were associated with a better response to treatment.

authors: Mei FJ, Osoegawa M, Ochi H, Minohara M, Nan S, Murai H, Ishizu T, Taniwaki T, Kira J

source: J Neurol Sci. 2006 Jul 15;246(1-2):71-7. Epub 2006 Mar 6.

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Intrathecal IgM production at clinical onset correlates with a more severe disease course in multiple sclerosis

This paper suggests that IgM levels in the spinal fluid of patients at the onset of MS symptoms may be a guide to their prognosis over the next 15 years.

authors: Perini P, Ranzato F, Calabrese M, Battistin L, Gallo P.

source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Aug;77(8):953-5. Epub 2006 Mar 30.

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Plans for MS research conference in Madrid almost complete

Aimed at people affected by MS, health professionals and MS society staff and volunteers, the Asociación Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (AEDEM) and the Federación Española para la Lucha contra la Esclerosis Múltiple (FELEM) are working with MSIF and the European Multiple Sclerosis Platform to organize a one-day conference in Madrid on Tuesday 26 September, the day before ECTRIMS 2006.

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First meeting of ULASEM in Venezuela

The first meeting of the Unión Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Esclerosis Múltiple (ULASEM), (Latin-American Union of Multiple Sclerosis Associations) took place in Venezuela in early July 2006.

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