Symptom Management

Coping with Paroxysmal Symptoms

Paroxysmal symptoms are characterized by sudden onset, brief duration, and rapid disappearance.

Spasticity

Spasticity is caused by damage to the brain and/or spinal cord from MS or other conditions.

Reining in Pseudobulbar Affect

PBA is also known as involuntary emotional expression disorder, emotional lability, emotional incontinence, and pathological laughing and crying.

Putting a Lid on Smell and Taste Disorders

Does your salsa seem less zesty than usual? Your gumbo lost its punch? Don’t blame the chef just yet. Your MS may have something to do with it.

Focusing on Visual Disturbances of MS

People with MS can have many different kinds of vision problems, the most common being optic neuritis, diplopia, and nystagmus.

Waste Management as You Age

Age and MS may compound bladder and bowel issues.

MS and Migraine: More than Meets the Eye

As we learn more about MS and migraines, we are finding similarities in our approaches to them and in some of the pathophysiology.

When Words Won't Come Easily

Some tips for when MS affects your ability to think and speak.