Patient Education Information

MS: The Basics - The National MS Society has created this fact sheet.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Library for Patients - A comprehensive list of brochures, books and videos that relate to MS is located at this site. They cover all sorts of topics such as medications, nutrition, outfitting your home to better accomodate your needs, and much more.

Plaintalk: A Booklet About MS for Families - This publication is also from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Adapting Your Environment - Find out how to outfit your house to make it more accessible in this booklet from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Clear Thinking About Alternative Therapies - Read this booklet to learn more about the alternative therapies that are advertised for MS.

Clinical Trials.gov - This site is maintained by the National Institutes of Health and was developed by the National Library of Medicine. It is intended to provide patients, family members, and the public with current information about clinical research studies. Simply enter the term multiple sclerosis in the search box to find current clinical trials.

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers - This group aims to be the pre-eminent organization of Multiple Sclerosis health care providers improving the lives of those affected by multiple sclerosis.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Multiple Sclerosis - The Mayo Clinic offers an indepth look at this disease.

Multiple Sclerosis and Your Emotions - Learn how MS affects the emotions of you and the whole family.

Multiple Sclerosis Information Page from NINDS -The mission of the NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease. These fact sheets contain comprehensive information about MS and includes topics such as causes, symptoms, treatment, and research.

Multiple Sclerosis:JAMA Patient Page - The Journal of the American Medical Association has created this page.

Stress and Multiple Sclerosis - The Cleveland Clinic explains how stress effects MS.

Working with Multiple Sclerosis - Great advice on how to manage your worklife when you have MS.

You Can Maintain Good Nutrition - Learn how to feel better and combat fatigue.