Changes in Blood Proteins Before Onset of MS Symptoms MStranslate August 22, 2014 Research By Brett Drummond Whilst it is understood that multiple sclerosis is caused by a combination of both genetic and environmental factors, the exact cause(s) remains unknown. One of the biggest difficulties...
Movement Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate July 28, 2014 Movement Disorders, Research Neurologist Dr Andrew Evans provides an introduction to the Melbourne Brain Centre's Movement Disorders team, and discusses their work on using Botox to help treat symptoms, such as tremors, in people living...
Using Exercise to Minimise Fatigue in MS MStranslate July 21, 2014 Lifestyle, Research By Brett Drummond Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), that can range from creating minor difficulties to having a severe impact on quality of life. The causes of fatigue in people with...
Eye Movement Research in Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate June 30, 2014 Ocular Motor Associate Professor and Neuro-ophthalmologist, Owen White MD, introduces the Melbourne Brain Centre's Ocular Motor research team and talks about eye movement research in relation to multiple...
MERTK – A Susceptibility Gene in Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate May 28, 2014 Basic Sciences, Research Professor Trevor Kilpatrick, Director of the Melbourne Neuroscience Institute, discusses the discovery of a new susceptibility gene for multiple sclerosis, MERTK. The video highlights how this gene was...
Genetics & Multiple Sclerosis – A/Prof Helmut Butzkueven MStranslate May 28, 2014 Basic Sciences, Research Associate Professor Helmut Butzkueven discusses the importance of understanding the genetic markers of multiple sclerosis and explains the research currently being undertaken by the Basic Sciences team in...
A New Marker to Predict MS Progression MStranslate May 27, 2014 Basic Sciences When people are diagnosed with MS, it is very difficult to predict how their condition will progress as each individual will often have different outcomes. This leads to a large level of uncertainty for the...
The PET/CT Scanner & Its Uses for Multiple Sclerosis MStranslate May 2, 2014 Neuroimaging Professor Roger Ordidge, Chair of Imaging Science at the University of Melbourne, provides an insight into the new PET/CT scanner located at the Melbourne Brain Centre and explains how it might help people...
An Explanation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) MStranslate May 1, 2014 Neuroimaging As magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a key role in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, we took the opportunity to ask Professor Roger Ordidge, Chair of Imaging Science at The University of Melbourne,...
A New Technique to Assess Outcomes of Optic Neuritis MStranslate April 30, 2014 Neuroimaging Optic neuritis (inflammation of the optic nerve, (ON)) causes visual loss and is a common early symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Patients with ON present to hospital early and identifying measurements of...
