Blurred vision, eye pain, double vision and other eye conditions are common with multiple sclerosis (MS) and are often the first sign of the disease. The most common MS eye symptoms are blurry vision or decreased vision in one eye. This is caused by a condition called optic neuritis, which also can cause a graying…
For Brittany Ricks, Thursday, June 8, started just like the previous day. She was preparing for a neighborhood yard sale with family and friends, working in her garage to organize and price items. She was a bit more fatigued than usual and had some aches and pains on the right side of her body, but…
A study led by a team of Harvard scientists shows strong evidence that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the leading cause of multiple sclerosis (MS), shedding new light on a mystery that has stumped doctors and researchers for decades. MS is an autoimmune disease. The body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheaths that surround and…
Is there anything quite like an afternoon walk with your dog? In Dianne Steinert’s case, it’s a walk with her daughter’s dog, Emmy, a black-and-white border collie, who’s bustling with energy as the two strut around their New Albany, Indiana, neighborhood. Dianne’s walking well, easily placing one foot in front of the other as she…
Glenda Leary remembers her first migraine. “I was sitting at home on the couch, and I was so nauseous I couldn’t even get up,” Glenda said. The sudden pain was so intense, even her cocker spaniel, Katie, could pick up on it, licking Glenda’s head in an attempt to alleviate the pain for her. That…
Kevin Maynard’s chronic headaches date back a decade and a half. The pain would hit suddenly behind his right eye, last for roughly 72 hours and then begin to subside. Five to six months later, the headaches would return with a vengeance. It was like clockwork, yet he couldn’t explain why. “I started noticing a…
Every so often, people are lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. For Evelyn McKinney, that time was in the middle of a rain-soaked afternoon in May. Evelyn was braving the storm, driving to her appointment with Mandy J. Whitt, M.D, a headache specialist at Norton Neuroscience Institute. Evelyn had…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for use of a new drug, lecanemab, to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab, a monoclonal antibody treatment, dissolves plaques that can build up between brain cells, or neurons, and are widely thought to cause Alzheimer’s symptoms. The drug from Eisai Co. Ltd….
Do I have multiple sclerosis (MS)? If you were wondering about a handful of symptoms and began searching the internet, and now you’re convinced you have MS, take a breath. The symptoms of MS look like many other conditions, and the truth is, most people do not have MS. Signs of MS “MS mimics many…
Parkinson’s disease affects the motor skills of the body, including large movements like walking and smaller movements such as getting bills out of your wallet. Parkinson’s can affect your ability to drive a vehicle, although when you should stop driving if you have Parkinson’s depends on the severity of your symptoms. No one wants to…
On the morning of March 12, 2019, I was still in a surgical gown and groggy after a colonoscopy when gastroenterologist William B. Evans, III, M.D., walked into the recovery room to deliver news I didn’t quite know what to do with. I still remember his words: “The good news is that I didn’t see…
Perhaps the most effective way to prevent dementia is a healthy lifestyle that takes care of your heart, according to a Norton Neuroscience Institute memory care specialist. “We eat a lot of processed and fried foods in the South. We smoke more in the South. We exercise less in the South. So all of those…
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