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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which your immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers your nerves. Myelin damage disrupts communication between your brain and the rest of your body. Ultimately, the nerves themselves may deteriorate, a process that's currently irreversible.
Signs and symptoms vary widely, depending on the amount of damage and which nerves are affected. Some people with severe MS may lose the ability to walk independently or at all, while others experience long periods of remission during which they develop no new symptoms.
There's no cure for multiple sclerosis. However, treatments can help speed recovery from attacks, modify the course of the disease and manage symptoms.
Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis vary, depending on the location of affected nerve fibers. MS signs and symptoms may include:
Most people with MS have a relapsing-remitting course, with new symptoms (relapse) that develop over days or weeks and usually improve partially or completely, followed by a quiet period (remission) that can last months or even years. Small increases in body temperature can temporarily worsen signs and symptoms of MS, but that type of event isn't a relapse.
About 60 to 70 percent of people with relapsing-remitting MS eventually develop a steady progression of symptoms, with or without periods of remission (secondary-progressive MS). The worsening symptoms usually include problems with gait. The rate of progression varies greatly among people with secondary-progressive MS.
Some people with MS experience a gradual onset and steady progression of signs and symptoms with no relapses (primary-progressive MS).
The cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown. It's believed to be an autoimmune disease, in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissues. In MS, this process destroys myelin — the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
Myelin can be compared to the insulation on electrical wires. When myelin is damaged, the messages that travel along that nerve may be slowed or blocked.
It isn't clear why MS develops in some people and not others. A combination of factors, ranging from genetics to childhood infections, may play a role.
These factors may increase your risk of developing multiple sclerosis:
People with multiple sclerosis also may develop:
You may be referred to a doctor who specializes in disorders of the brain and nervous system (neurologist).
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask other questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may make time to go over points you want to spend more time on. You may be asked:
There are no specific tests for MS. The diagnosis relies on ruling out other conditions that might produce similar signs and symptoms.
Your doctor is likely to start with a thorough medical history and examination. Your doctor may then recommend:
These tests record the electrical signals produced by your nervous system in response to stimuli. An evoked potential test may use visual stimuli or electrical stimuli, in which you watch a moving visual pattern or short electrical impulses are applied to nerves in your legs or arms. Electrodes measure how quickly the information travels down your nerve pathways.
There is no cure for multiple sclerosis. Treatment typically focuses on speeding recovery from attacks, slowing the progression of the disease and managing symptoms. Some people have such mild symptoms that no treatment is necessary.
No therapies have shown benefit for slowing the progression of primary-progressive MS. For relapsing-remitting MS, certain medications can lower the relapse rate and reduce the rate of formation of new lesions, particularly early in the disease course.
The options include:
To help relieve the signs and symptoms of MS, try to:
Living with any chronic illness can be difficult. To manage the stress of living with MS, consider these suggestions:
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.
At Mayo Clinic, we assemble a team of specialists who take the time to listen and thoroughly understand your health issues and concerns. We tailor the care you receive to your personal health care needs. You can trust our specialists to collaborate and offer you the best possible outcomes, safety and service.
Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical institution that reinvests all earnings into improving medical practice, research and education. We're constantly involved in innovation and medical research, finding solutions to improve your care and quality of life. Your doctor or someone on your medical team is likely involved in research related to your condition.
Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care — and trusted answers — like they've never experienced.
Why Choose Mayo Clinic
What Sets Mayo Clinic Apart
Multiple sclerosis can be difficult to diagnose because it shares signs and symptoms with other neurological disorders. Mayo Clinic specialists have experience with distinguishing MS from these mimickers. At Mayo Clinic, precise diagnosis is key to guiding individualized treatment.
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has recognized Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as a Pediatric MS Center of Excellence. Although MS is normally associated with young adults, onset of the disease before age 18 is increasingly recognized. Mayo specialists have experience diagnosing pediatric MS.
At Mayo Clinic, neurologists work closely with doctors specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, bladder management (urologists), mental health conditions (psychiatrists), brain and eye conditions (neuro-ophthalmologists), and other areas to create individualized treatment plans for people with MS and related conditions.
As a recognized Pediatric MS Center of Excellence, Mayo Clinic in Rochester has pediatric neurologists with experience treating children with MS.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, diagnose and treat adults with multiple sclerosis.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, diagnose and treat adults with multiple sclerosis.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, diagnose and treat adults with multiple sclerosis. Specialists in child and adolescent neurology diagnose and treat children with MS.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Mayo Clinic researchers are working to improve the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis. Specific efforts include finding causes of the disease and developing strategies for remyelination and axonal repair.
Read more about research in the Mayo Clinic Multiple Sclerosis Laboratory and in the Center for Multiple Sclerosis and CNS Demyelinating Diseases.
See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on multiple sclerosis on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/care-at-mayo-clinic/research/con-20026689
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Terry Riley also played in Theater of Eternal Music, although he's best known for his work as a composer. Riley's music shows influences of Indian classical, jazz, and other contemporary minimalist composers—one of his pieces, In C, featured Steve Reich, Jon Gibson, Pauline Oliveros, and Morton Subotnick in its first performance. Riley also experimented with sequencing electronic music. He composed and programmed his album A Rainbow in Curved Air entirely electronically.


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The Visiting Geographical Scientist Program (VGSP) welcomes applications for the current academic year. Funded by Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), the International Geographical Honor Society, and managed by the AAG, the VGSP sponsors visits by prominent geographers to colleges and universities across the country. Its purpose is to stimulate interest in geography, especially in small departments that do not have the resources to bring in well-known speakers. Participating institutions select and make arrangements with the visiting geographer. The VGSP covers travel costs and provides a small honorarium; host institutions provide meals and housing.
The Program is Targeted for:
- Students – to acquaint them with subfields that may not be available in course offerings at their institution, stimulate their interest in geographic research, and familiarize them with career opportunities available to geographers.
- Faculty members – to encourage geographers in their own subfields of geography, to enrich their knowledge of other subfields, to provide counsel on research and curriculum problems, and to inform non-geographers about current developments in the discipline.
- Administrative officers – to acquaint them more fully with the nature, content and purpose of geography, assist them in understanding the unique spatial point of view that geography contributes to a liberal education, and provide counsel on the development of staff and curricula.
Program Conditions
To qualify for the program, at least one-half of the institutions hosting a visiting scientist during the academic year must have active chapters of Gamma Theta Upsilon (an active chapter is one that has reported initiates in the past two years). Institutions without a GTU chapter may host a visiting scholar only once. Thereafter, they must have a Gamma Theta Upsilon chapter to be eligible. Two-year colleges which offer a degree or a certificate program in Geography are eligible to form GTU chapters.
The VGSP requires one scientist to visit two or more institutions over a one to three-day period. A single contact at the primary sponsoring institution will coordinate the visits. This contact will work with the visiting scientist, the representatives of the other institution(s), and the VGSP Coordinator in the AAG Office. Participating institutions need to directly contact and schedule visiting scientists, but are welcome to contact the AAG for advice. Speakers for the VGSP are subject to GTU/AAG approval, unless selected from the current VGSP Speakers List.
To encourage visits to smaller departments and programs at smaller, more isolated, institutions, which is the goal of the program, GTU has decided to relax the rules for 2013-2014 to allow small programs in isolated locations to host speakers without requiring co-hosts. We still strongly encourage co-hosts, but in some cases we must be flexible. If you have not applied in the past because you could not find a "local" co-host, please apply now.
Each host institution is responsible for providing the visitor with meals and lodging. GTU will pay an honorarium of $100 per institutional visit to each visiting scientist and will reimburse the visitor up to $600 for travel costs to and from the area of the institutions visited. Visitors will receive their checks from the AAG. Additional travel costs (above the $600 allowance) must be absorbed by the institutions.
Past experience has demonstrated that the most successful visits have resulted from careful planning of the visitor's agenda without over-scheduling the visitor's time. Institutions should plan to keep formal presentations to a minimum and provide a maximum of opportunities for informal discussions with students and faculty.
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