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2007 Evelyn Nicholson Award Winner

MSIF is delighted to announce that this year's winner of the annual Evelyn Nicholson Award for International Caregiver, which is made in recognition of the outstanding commitment and devotion of a volunteer caregiver to a person, or people, with MS, is Susana Carballido Perdigón from Uruguay.

To read more about Susana and the Evelyn Nicholson Award for International Caregiver, please click here.

MSIF signs IAPO's Declaration on Patient-Centred Healthcare

source: IAPO

Following the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) landmark meeting in March at the UN Headquarters in New York, MSIF has recently signed up to the patient led IAPO Declaration on Patient-Centred Healthcare.

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More Quality of Life initiatives added to database

MSIF is pleased that the MS Society of Canada has added two projects to the Quality of Life Principles Practice Database. These initiatives join those from the Argentinian, German, Spanish and US MS societies.

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Profile of the Month : January 2008

Wendy Temple

Age: 49
Country: Australia
Occupation: Teacher
Year of diagnosis: 2003

"That would be my advice to anyone who has MS – there is always tomorrow. If you can’t do it today, try again tomorrow."

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Contrasting potential of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite to mediate oligodendrocyte injury in multiple sclerosis

The authors looked at the possible role of nitric oxide in the damage of myelin producing cells in MS. They found that a nitric oxide derivative could be involved in the pathogenesis of this disease.

authors: Jack C, Antel J, Bruck W, Kuhlmann T.

source: Glia. 2007 Jul;55(9):926-34

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Effect of early interferon beta-1a therapy on conversion to multiple sclerosis in Iranian patients with a first demyelinating event

In this Iranian study, the authors looked at the effects of early treatment with Interferon beta in patients at their first clinical episode suggestive of MS. They found it to have positive effects both from a clinical and an MRI point of view.

authors: Pakdaman H, Sahraian MA, Fallah A, Pakdaman R, Ghareghozli K, Ghafarpour M, Rahimian E, Shirani A

source: Acta Neurol Scand. 2007 Jun;115(6):429-31.

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In vivo assessment of cervical cord damage in MS patients: a longitudinal diffusion tensor MRI study

The authors looked at the development of cervical cord damage in people with MS, using a recently developed MRI technique. They found it to be useful in evaluating and monitoring cord damage over time in different subtypes of MS.

authors: Agosta F, Absinta M, Sormani MP, Ghezzi A, Bertolotto A, Montanari E, Comi G, Filippi M.

source: Brain. 2007 May 29

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HLA-DRB1*1501, -DQB1*0301, -DQB1*0302, -DQB1*0602, and -DQB1*0603 alleles are associated with more severe disease outcome on MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis

The authors investigated the complex genetic component in the development of MS. They found that some genetic patterns were correlated with more severe MRI abnormalities.

authors: Zivadinov R, Uxa L, Bratina A, Bosco A, Srinivasaraghavan B, Minagar A, Ukmar M, Benedetto SY, Zorzon M.

source: Int Rev Neurobiol. 2007;79:521-35

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Final programme of the 17th ENS meeting in Rhodes, Greece, now available online

source: European Neurological Society

The final programme for the Seventeenth Meeting of the European Neurological Society, which will take place on June 16-20, 2007, in Rhodes, Greece, is now available on the ENS website.

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Charities join forces to fight inequalities faced by people with MS across EU

source: UK MS Society

The UK’s MS Society joined forces with counterparts in Germany, Spain, Iceland, Poland and Romania to launch a pioneering project to map the impact of MS across Europe, and to fight inequalities across member states.

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Worst neurological services in Europe: EU report highlights lack of neurological services in Ireland

source: MS Ireland

Huge deficit reported in services to an estimated 10,000 people with MS in Ireland.

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