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Subject: Children+Multiple sclerosis+treatment
Category: Health > Children
Asked by: coman7533-ga
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Posted: 21 Jul 2004 08:25 PDT
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Question ID: 377134
I want to know of any treatment options for children with MS. I do not
want alternative medicine options only hospitalss,clinical trails.
medicine treatments.
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Subject: Re: Children+Multiple sclerosis+treatment
Answered By: librariankt-ga on 27 Jul 2004 09:50 PDT
 
Hi Coman,

There are a number of treatments being tried for controlling multiple
sclerosis.  I'm giving you websites below that discuss one or more
options.  All of them are standard treatments that are done with the
supervision of a hospital and/or private physician.  I found them on
the MedlinePlus health topic for multiple sclerosis
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplesclerosis.html). 
MedlinePlus is a service of the US National Library of Medicine that
collects websites from governmental and private non-profit groups.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS): Chemotherapy
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Sourcebook-Chemotherapy.asp

NMSS: Treatments - Medications Used in MS
http://www.nationalmssociety.org//Medications%20Used%20in%20MS.asp
This goes over the major drugs that are used for the treatment of MS.
Here's a brochure about deciding to use drugs, also from the NMSS:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Brochures-PuttingBrakes.asp

NMSS: Plasmapheresis (Plasma Exchange)
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Sourcebook-Plasmapheresis.asp
Note: this treatment is still being investigated, and appears to have
limited use in specific cases/conditions.

The Cleveland Clinic: Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0900/0953.asp

There are also 17 studies currently recruiting patients for new
methods of evaluating and treating MS.  Several of these are focused
on pediatric MS.  They are available from ClinicalTrials.gov at
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009103&recruiting=true

You'll have noticed that most of these sites are from the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society.  They have an excellent discussion of
early-onset MS (pediatric MS):
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Pediatric_and_Childhood.asp.

Please let me know if I can assist you further with this question (or any other),

Librariankt
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Subject: Re: Children+Multiple sclerosis+treatment
From: enchiladas-ga on 16 Dec 2004 17:08 PST
 
Hi,
I happen to work for the Blue Bird Clinic for Pediatric Neurology at
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston Texas. We are starting an M.S.
clinic in the next month or so. The doctor you want to make an
appointment with is Dr. Tim Lotze. Call 832-822-5046, hit option 3 and
ask for Sarina Fulcher. There are three other programs currently in
the U.S. who treat children with M.S. Texas Children's Hospital is the
5th best Pediatic hospital in the U.S. It is located at 6621 Fannin
St. Houston, Texas 77030. We have isolated 300 children in Texas with
M.S. We will be doing extensive research in this area. Hope this helps
a little. Please access our website at www.texaschildrenshospital.org
Go to the Blue Bird Clinic and you will find a video that will enable
you to see all the services the Blue Bird Clinic has to offer.

Good luck.
Subject: Re: Children+Multiple sclerosis+treatment
From: coman7533-ga on 16 Dec 2004 21:18 PST
 
Ironically- I am moving to Houston and just yesterday I made an
appointment with Dr.Lotze for my son.We recently visited Stony
Brook-Dr.Lauren Krupp.Is that one of the clinics you are speaking
of?Coman7533
Subject: Re: Children+Multiple sclerosis+treatment
From: enchiladas-ga on 20 Dec 2004 04:26 PST
 
Yes, Stonybrook is one of the other clinics. You will be impressed
with Dr. Lotze. Ask for Peggy Norman so I can meet you.
See you soon.
Subject: Re: Children+Multiple sclerosis+treatment
From: coman7533-ga on 20 Dec 2004 08:59 PST
 
Thank-you Peggy- our appointment is Feb. 2.

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