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Profile of the Month : June 2008

Christo Balabanov
Country: Bulgaria
Age: 49
Profession: Mechanical engineer
Type of MS: Secondary progressive
Year of diagnosis: 1991

How Multiple Sclerosis changed my life
(What I gained and lost from MS)

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Vitamin D: A Candidate for the Environmental Effect in Multiple Sclerosis - Observations from Norway.

The authors use Norway as an example to discuss the potential role of vitamin D, and its interaction with sun exposure, diet and latitude, in influencing the risk of developing MS.

authors: Kampman MT, Brustad M

source: Neuroepidemiology. 2008 Apr 2;30(3):140-146

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Regional hippocampal atrophy in multiple sclerosis

The authors used strong field MRI to study the hippocampus, which is a deep region of the brain important for memory, in people with relapsing and progressive types of MS. They found that its volume was reduced in MS, and that this correlated with memory problems.

authors: Sicotte NL, Kern KC, Giesser BS, Arshanapalli A, Schultz A, Montag M, Wang H, Bookheimer SY.

source: Brain. 2008 Apr;131(Pt 4):1134-41.

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In vivo MR imaging of hippocampal lesions in multiple sclerosis

The authors used an advanced MRI sequence to demonstrate MS lesions in the hippocampus, a deep grey matter region involved in memory.

authors: Roosendaal SD, Moraal B, Vrenken H, Castelijns JA, Pouwels PJ, Barkhof F, Geurts JJ.

source: J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Apr;27(4):726-31.

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Increased numbers of circulating hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells are chronically maintained in patients treated with the CD49d blocking antibody natalizumab

The authors looked at the effects of natalizumab, a recently introduced treatment for aggressive relapsing-remitting MS, on the levels of immature cells that eventually develop into blood cells. They found high levels of these cells circulating after the first dose of natalizumab, which were maintained during treatment. The clinical relevance of this is still unclear.

authors: Bonig H, Wundes A, Chang KH, Lucas S, Papayannopoulou T.

source: Blood. 2008 Apr 1;111(7):3439-41. Epub 2008 Jan 14.

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Poland: young artists support children afflicted with MS at Global Dinner Party 2008

The uniting purpose of the 2008 Global Dinner Party (GDP) was to raise funds for and create awareness about the existence of paediatric MS and the work of the International Pediatric MS Study Group (IPMSSG) and in Poland, guests were treated to an exceptional charity concert at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Hall, featuring guest performances by young artists from Karol Zymanowski Music Schools and the Warsaw School of Economics Academic Choir.

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Slovakia: age restriction lifted for Interferon prescription

A wide-ranging campaign concerning the age limit for Interferon prescriptions run by The Association of Young People with MS and assisted by Dr. Prochazkova, has resulted in the removal of the age restriction of 45.

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