Multiple sclerosis (MS): general treatments
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Multiple sclerosis (MS): general treatments. Smoking cessation, Weight control. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
General health management
- Smoking cessation
- Weight control
- Restriction of alcohol and recreational drugs
- Exercise: this improves physical function, postural control, cognition, fatigue, and mood
Vitamin D supplementation
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Rehabilitation
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Surveillance: indices
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Other management issues
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Pre-pregnancy discussion items
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Fampridine: reported benefits
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References
- Multiple sclerosis: management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care. NICE clinical guidelines [CG186]. October 2014.
- Perry M, Swain S, Kemmis-Betty S, Guideline Development Group of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Multiple sclerosis: summary of NICE guidelines. BMJ 2014; 349:g5701.
- Motl RW, Sandroff BM, Kwakkel G, et al. Exercise in patients with multiple sclerosis. Lancet Neurol 2017; 16:848-856.
- Vermöhlen V, Schiller P, Schickendantz S, et al. Hippotherapy for patients with multiple sclerosis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (MS-HIPPO). Mult Scler 2017; 1352458517721354 (Epub ahead of print).
- Pierrot-Deseilligny C, Souberbielle JC. Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: an update. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2017; 14:35-45.
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