Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Contact Information
Location
Boswell Building
300 Pasteur Drive
Third Floor, Room A301
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone
(650) 723-6469
Clinic Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Specialists in Stanford's Multiple Sclerosis (MS) clinic are focusing on new methods to diagnose and treat patients with this debilitating autoimmune disease. They are also working with neurologists and neuroscientists to develop new insights into the condition's nature and biology.
MS is a chronic central nervous system disease that affects about one in 1,000 Americans, usually young adults.
Symptoms
Symptoms can include:
- Tingling or numbness of the limbs
- Paralysis
- Vision loss
- Impaired bladder control
- Muscle weakness
- Profound fatigue
Its severity varies from patient to patient, and it is common for flare-ups to appear with no warning and subside for years at a time.
Stanford clinicians diagnose MS using a variety of tests including:
- Neurological history and physical examination
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Electrical evoked response tests
- Spinal fluid analysis
- Other neurological exams
Although there is no cure for MS and treatment results vary among individuals, the Stanford neurological team is dedicated to finding the best solution possible for each patient.
Treatments
Treatments may include:
- Corticosteroid medications (to alleviate neural inflammation)
- Immunomodulatory therapy to slow and modify the progression of symptoms
- Symptomatic treatments.