Results from studies of twin concordance in multiple sclerosis have not conclusively differentiated
between environmental and genetic factors that determine susceptibility to the disease…

The management of patients with severe brain injury falls within the disciplines of emergency
medical services, trauma, critical care, neurology and neurosurgery. Consultation and …

Restless sleep was compared across 110 out-patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 101
with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), 94 with multiple sclerosis (MS), and an unselected …

Illness intrusiveness—illness-induced life style disruptions—was hypothesized to compromise
psychosocial well-being in multiple sclerosis (MS) by (a) interfering with continued …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is believed to impose a severely deleterious emotional impact on
patients and their families. A review of the recent research literature indicates that few …

MR imaging has had a significant impact on the understanding of multiple sclerosis. The
procedure now plays an important role in initial diagnostic workup, replacing some other …

Illness intrusiveness–illness-induced disruptions to lifestyles, activities, and interests–has
been proposed as an underlying determinant of the psychosocial impact of chronic illness. …

This retrospective study documents the experience of two large Canadian teaching hospitals
with occlusive cerebrovascular disease in young adults. Chart review disclosed 76 patients …

A 10-year-old girl from southern Alberta, Canada, who had close contact with cats, developed
typical features of dermatomyositis. The diagnosis was confirmed by muscle biopsy. A …

Objective: To report the occurrence, clinical characteristics and genealogical analysis of
multiple sclerosis in the Hutterites of North-Western United States and Western Canada. …