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Have Multiple Sclerosis. Have Had Numbness In Feet, Blurred Vision And Eye Pain. Is It Safe To Take Corton?
Question: Hi, my name is XXXXXXX.I have some queries about multiple sclerosis.My wife has been diagnosed for MS and MRI results shows some plaques.She had numbness in her feet couple of months back and recently she had blurred vision and eye pain .However all these problems has completely disappeared.She is now on Corton medicine.Is this a medicine for MS or just for optic Neuritis .And i also want to know what care should i take for her (like food and exercises and when to see a doctor again).
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thank you for posting your query.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) needs two types of treatments-
1. For acute episodes- injection of steroids (methylprednisolone) for three days, followed by 20 days of steroid tablets. Your wife seems to be on steroid treatment now. Same treatment is also given for optic neuritis, which is also a symptom of MS.
2. To prevent relapse of MS attacks- some drugs used in this category are interferon injections, copaxone, tysabri, mycophenolate, etc.
Regarding food and exercise, she can take normal diet and do normal exercises.
You should consult the doctor after one month, or as and when necessary.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you have any more queries.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
Thank you for posting your query.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) needs two types of treatments-
1. For acute episodes- injection of steroids (methylprednisolone) for three days, followed by 20 days of steroid tablets. Your wife seems to be on steroid treatment now. Same treatment is also given for optic neuritis, which is also a symptom of MS.
2. To prevent relapse of MS attacks- some drugs used in this category are interferon injections, copaxone, tysabri, mycophenolate, etc.
Regarding food and exercise, she can take normal diet and do normal exercises.
You should consult the doctor after one month, or as and when necessary.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you have any more queries.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
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