Search for dissertations about: "multiple sclerosis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 308 swedish dissertations containing the words multiple sclerosis.

  2. 16. lnduction Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis - Clinical and immunological follow-up

    Author : Sofia Sandgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegeneration; Alemtuzumab; Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Induction therapies Immune reconstitution therapies;

    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that damages the central nervous system. Its pathophysiology is complex, and consists of inflammation and degeneration from the disease onset. The treatment of MS has continuously been developed with improved efficacy. READ MORE

  4. 17. Tobacco and multiple sclerosis susceptibility

    Author : Anna Karin Hedström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that arises from a combination of a complex genetic predisposition and environmental factors. For northern Europeans, the lifetime risk of MS is 1:400, making it the most common non-traumatic cause of disability in young adults. READ MORE

  5. 18. HLA genetics in multiple sclerosis

    Author : Jenny Link; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease in which both genetic and environmental risk factors contribute to disease susceptibility. MS patients suffer from inflammatory lesions in the central nervous system which results in demyelination of nerve cells, reduced neuronal activity and finally neurodegeneration. READ MORE

  6. 19. Work ability in multiple sclerosis : the impact of immunomodulating treatments and adjusted working conditions

    Author : Anne Wickström; Anders Svenningsson; Magnus Vrethem; Charlotte Dahle; Lars Forsgen; Fredrikson Sten; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS) and is considered to be of autoimmune origin. The prevalence in Sweden is estimated to be about 1 in 500. READ MORE

  7. 20. Central pain in multiple sclerosis : clinical characteristics, sensory abnormalities and treatment

    Author : Anders Österberg; Per Hansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : In the present research programme the occurrence of pain in MS was investigated, with special emphasis on central pain (CP). Questionnaires were sent to all 429 patients with definite MS in the patient register at our neurology department. READ MORE