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A
- AbilityNet
- ABN
- Action MS
- ACTH
- ACTRIMS
- Acupuncture
- Advocacy
- Aetiology
- Aimspro
- Alemtuzumab
- Alprostadil
- Altered sensations
- Alternative therapies
- Amalgam
- Amantadine
- Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
- Amiloride
- Amitriptyline
- Ampyra
- Anaesthesia
- Antegren
- Antibodies
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Anxiety
- Aphasia
- Apitherapy
- APS
- Aricept
- Aromatherapy
- Aspartame
- Association of British Neurologists (ABN)
- Ataxia
- Attention span
- ATX-MS-1467
- Aubagio
- Autoimmunity
- Avonex
- Axon
- Azathioprine
B
- Back pain
- Baclofen
- Baclofen pump
- Balance
- Banding
- Barber's chair syndrome
- Bedsores
- Bee venom therapy
- Benefits and tax credits
- Benign MS
- Beta interferon
- Beta interferon 1a (Avonex)
- Beta interferon 1a (Rebif)
- Beta interferon 1b (Betaferon)
- Beta interferon 1b (Extavia)
- Betaferon
- BG12
- Bladder and Bowel Foundation
- Bladder symptoms
- Blood-brain barrier
- Blood donation
- Bone marrow donation
- Botox
- Botulinum toxin
- Bowel symptoms
- Breastfeeding
- Burning sensations
C
- Campath
- Cannabis
- Car insurance
- Carbamazepine
- Care and Repair
- Care homes
- Carers
- Cari Loder regime
- Catheters
- Causes of MS
- Caverject
- CBT
- CCSVI
- Central nervous system (CNS)
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
- Chemotherapy
- Children with MS
- Children with MS in their family
- Chinese medicine
- Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)
- Chronic progressive MS
- Cialis
- CIS
- Citizens Advice
- Cladribine
- Clinical trial
- Clinically isolated syndrome
- Clonazepam
- Clonus
- CNS
- Cobra venom
- Cochrane reviews
- Cognition and cognitive symptoms
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Commissioning Pathway
- Community Legal Advice
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Concentration
- Constipation
- Continence
- Continence services
- Contraception
- Coordination
- Copaxone
- Copolymer-1
- Corticosteroids
- Counselling
- Crawling sensations
- Crying
- CSF
- CUPID
- Cure for MS
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cystitis
- Cystrin
D
- Daclizumab
- Dalfampridine
- Dantrium
- Dantrolene sodium
- DDA
- DDAVP Nasal
- Decubitus ulcers
- Deep brain stimulation
- Dental amalgam
- Depression
- Desmopressin
- Desmospray
- Desmotabs
- Demyelination
- Detrusitol
- Diagnosis
- DIAL Network
- Diazepam
- Diet
- Dietitian
- Differential diagnosis
- Dimethyl fumarate
- Diplopia
- Direct payments
- Directgov
- Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
- Disability Law Service
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood international
- Disability Rights UK
- Disabled Living Centres
- Disabled Living Foundation
- Disease modifying treatments
- Ditropan
- Dizziness
- Donepezil
- Double vision
- Doxycycline
- Driving
- Dropped foot
- Drugs and treatments used in the management of MS
- Dysaesthesia
- Dysarthria
- Dysphagia
- Dysphasia
- Dysport
E
- EBV
- Echinacea
- ECTRIMS
- EDSS
- Eliprodil
- Emotional lability
- Emotionalism
- Employment
- End stage MS
- Endoxana
- Epanutin
- Epidemiology
- Epstein Barr virus
- Equality Act
- Equipment
- Erectile dysfunction
- Esperanza homeopathic neuropeptide
- Estriol
- Estrogen
- Etiology
- European Committee for Treatment and Research In Multiple Sclerosis
- Evening primrose oil
- Evoked potentials
- Exemption from prescription charges
- Exercise
- Exhaustion
- Expanded Disability Status Scale
- Expert Patients Programme
- Extavia
- Eye problems
F
G
H
- HBO/HBOT
- HDOT
- Health and Social Care Board (Northern Ireland)
- Health and Social Services Boards (Northern Ireland)
- Health Boards (Scotland)
- Health Boards (Wales)
- Health costs
- Health professionals involved in the management of MS
- Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme
- Hearing problems
- Heat sensitivity
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Heredity
- HIA
- High dose oxygen therapy
- Hippotherapy
- History of MS
- HLA
- Holidays
- Home Improvement Agencies (HIA)
- Home insurance
- Homoeopathy
- Hookworms
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Hormones
- Hot bath test
- Housing adaptations
- Hughes' syndrome
- Human herpesvirus 4
- Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
- Hydroxocobalamin
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Hypnotherapy
I
L
- Lack of coordination
- Lamictal
- Lamotrigine
- Laquinimod
- Laughing and crying
- LDN
- Legal advice
- Lemtrada
- Lesion
- Leustat
- Levitra
- L'hermitte's sign
- Liberation procedure
- Life assurance
- Life expectancy
- Linoleic acid
- Lioresal
- Local Health Boards (Wales)
- Local support groups
- Looking After Me course
- Low dose naltrexone
- Low Income Scheme
- Lumbar puncture
- Lyflex
- Lyrica
- Lyrinel
- Lysovir
M
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Massage
- Masitinib
- Maxtrex
- McDonald diagnostic criteria
- Medicine use review
- Meditation
- Medline
- Medrone
- Memory
- Menopause
- Menstruation
- Mercury fillings
- Methotrexate
- Methylprednisolone
- Mindfulness
- Mitoxantrone
- Mobility
- Mobility services
- Modafinil
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Monoparesis
- Motability
- Motor insurance
- Movectro
- MRI
- MS Commissioning Pathway
- MS Decisions website
- MS hug
- MS International Federation
- MS Matters magazine
- MS Pathway
- MS People UK
- MS Resource Centre
- MS Society
- MS specialist centres
- MS specialist nurses
- MS Therapy Centres
- MS Trust
- MSIF
- MSRC
- MS-UK (formerly MSRC)
- Muscle stiffness
- Muscle weakness
- Musculoskeletal pain
- MUSE
- Mutual Support
- Myelin
N
- Nabiximols
- Naltrexone
- Natalizumab
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- National service frameworks
- Nerve cells
- Nerve pain
- Neurological Alliance
- Neurologists
- Neurons
- Neurontin
- Neuropathic pain
- Neuroprotection
- Neuropsychologist
- Neuro-rehabilitation
- Neurosupport
- Neurovax
- Neutralising antibodies
- New Pathways magazine
- NHS Low Income Scheme
- NHS services
- NICE
- NICE MS guideline
- Nocturia
- Nodes of Ranvier
- Novantrone
- NSF
- Numbness
- Nurses
- Nutrasweet
- Nutrition
- Nutritionist
- Nystagmus
O
P
- Paediatric MS
- Pain
- Pain Concern
- Palliative care
- PALS
- Panaclar
- Paraesthesia
- Paraparesis
- Parasitic worms
- Parenthood
- Paroxetine
- Paroxysmal symptoms
- Pathological laughing and crying
- Pathway
- Patient Advice and Liaison Services
- Patients Association
- P-CNS
- PEG
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
- Personal health budgets
- Pharmacists
- Phenol
- Phenytoin
- Physiotherapy
- Pills (disease modifying drugs)
- Pins and needles
- Plaque
- PML
- Poser diagnostic criteria
- Posture
- Prednisolone
- Pregabalin
- Pregnancy
- Pre-payment Certificates (PPC)
- Prescription charges
- Pressure sores
- Prevalence
- Primary care
- Primary Care Neurology Society
- Primary progressive MS
- Prognosis
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Progressive relapsing MS
- Provigil
- Prozac
- Psuedobulbar affect
- Psychologist
- Public transport
- PubMed
R
- RADAR
- Rebif
- Reflexology
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis (RIMS)
- Reiki
- Relapse
- Relapsing progressive MS
- Relapsing remitting MS
- REMAP
- Remyelination
- Residential care
- Respite care
- Revimmune
- Revive MS Support
- Ricability
- Riluzole
- RIMS
- Risk of developing MS
- Risk-sharing Scheme
- Rituxan
- Rituximab
- Rivotril
S
- Sativex
- Sclerosis
- Scottish Medicines Consortium
- Second opinion
- Secondary care
- Secondary progressive MS
- Sensory symptoms
- Seroxat
- Sex hormones
- Sexual issues
- SHA
- Shaking
- shift.ms
- Shopmobility
- Sildenafil citrate
- Sleep
- SLT
- SMC
- Smoking
- Social care services
- Solu-Medrone
- Spasms
- Spasticity
- Specialist nurses
- Speech and language therapy
- Speech problems
- Spinal tap
- Starting a family
- StayingSmart
- Stem cells
- St John's wort
- Stratify JCV
- Stereotactic deep brain stimulation
- Steroids
- Sticky blood syndrome
- Stiffness
- Strategic Health Authority
- Stress
- Support cells
- Support groups
- Suprapubic catheters
- Surgery
- Swallowing problems
- Stratify JCV
- Symmetrel
- Symptoms
T
- Tablets (disease modifying drugs)
- Tadalafil
- Tai Chi
- Talking about MS
- Tecfidera (BG-12)
- Tcelna
- TCM
- Tegretol
- Temperature sensitivity
- TENS
- Teriflunomide
- Tertiary care
- Testosterone
- Thalamic deep brain stimulation
- Thalamotomy
- Therapeutic horse riding
- Therapists in MS
- Therapy Centres
- Thinking problems
- Tic douloureux
- Tightness
- TIMS
- Tiredness
- Tizanidine
- Tofranil
- Tolterodine
- Tovaxin
- Traditional Chinese medicine
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- Transport
- Travel insurance
- Travelling
- Treatments used in the management of MS
- Tremor
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Trimesta
- Triptafen
- Types of MS
- Tysabri
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Entries in the A to Z are regularly reviewed every twelve to twenty-four months