In this issue, we’ve compiled six reports on “hot topics” in the MS world. These topics are based on both input from the Rocky Mountain MS Center medical team, and…
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COVID-19 continues to twist and turn as new variants become more predominant. The BQ1 and BQ1.1 variants have become the dominant strains in the US as of mid-November. These variants…
NOTE: This information has been adapted from previous updates and is current as of November 8, 2022. If you haven’t already received your initial COVID-19 vaccination, please get vaccinated as soon as possible. We continue to strongly recommend all individuals receive the COVID-19 vaccination unless you have a known allergy to a component of the vaccine. Below is our current guidance for additional doses and boosters. To see this information in an easy to read, downloadable PDF format, please click here.
Saturday, September 17 was truly a special evening, as we welcomed more than 300 guests, supporters, sponsors, family and friends to the MS Center’s Annual Gala at the Sheraton Denver…
The Rocky Mountain MS Center medical team continues to recommend a full course of available COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for most MS patients, with exceptions being those who have had…
Vaccines have been a hot topic since the beginning of the pandemic, and with recent approvals of new COVID-19 boosters, questions continue regarding vaccines among MS patients. Can vaccines, whether…
Neurologic Reserve refers to the “extra” neurologic capacity we’re all born with. You may have heard the old tale about how humans only use some small percentage of their brain…
A 56-year-old woman with MS calls the clinic to report symptoms. For the past three days she has had an increase in leg weakness. Normally she can take several steps…
Factors That Impact the Severity of Relapse: Size of lesion(s) Destructiveness of lesion(s) Location of lesion(s). For instance, in spinal cord, we tend to see more severe symptoms than in…
With MS Relapses, the answers may not always be black and white. But it’s important to get to the bottom of what’s happening. They’ve been called attacks, exacerbations, flare-ups, relapses…