The MS Center provides
health and health-related care to individualswith multiple
sclerosis and their families.
Its
objectives are to:
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Diagnose and/or confirm the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
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Provide medical treatment management for MS symptoms
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Promote mobility for disabled patients
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Minimize secondary complications
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Help patients maximize independence
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Assist patients and families in coping with the psychological
implications of chronic disease
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Encourage patients and families to become part of the
rehabilitation process
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The Center
maintains an outstanding library with a comprehensive collection of
literature about MS and chronic disease. The Center library also has
a computer instruction program and video tapes about multiple
sclerosis.
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| What is Multiple Sclerosis? |
Multiple Sclerosis is the
most commonly diagnosed neurological disease in young adults. It
strikes people between the ages of 15 and 60 with the highest incidence
between 20 and 40 years of age. MS is chronic and can be disabling,
although up to 30 percent of MS patients have a benign stable course
with little or no disability throughout their lifetimes. MS is not
usually a fatal disease. MS may be compared to an electrical short
circuit: the myelin sheath (fatty tissue surrounding the nerves)
becomes scarred, thus inhibiting the flow of messages from the brain to
various parts of the body. This may result in symptoms such as impaired
coordination, bladder or bowel dysfunction, speech and visual problems,
numbness and fatigue. It is estimated that between a quarter of a
million and half a million people in the United States have MS.
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For more than 80 years, northern New Jersey has turned to Holy Name Hospital in
Teaneck for health care excellence, compassionate medical and nursing care,
technological advances, and an atmosphere of healing and respect for all.
For more information, please visit www.holyname.org.
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers - CMSC
CMSC's Mission:
- Stimulating and
facilitating research in the field of multiple sclerosis.
- Developing
vehicles to share information and knowledge among CMSC members and
the health care community, for the benefit of those affected by
MS.
- Developing and
implementing mechanisms to influence health care delivery.
- Partnering with
other organizations to accomplish the above.
For more information, please visit
www.mscare.org.
International
Organization
of
Multiple
Sclerosis
Nurses-
IOMSN
The IOMSN's Mission:
The mission of the International
Organization of MS Nurses
(IOMSN) is the establishment and perpetuation of a specialized
branch of nursing in multiple sclerosis; to establish standards of
nursing care in multiple sclerosis; to support multiple sclerosis
nursing research; and to educate the health care community about
multiple sclerosis; and to disseminate this knowledge throughout
the world.
The ultimate goal
of the IOMSN is to improve the lives of all those persons affected
by multiple sclerosis through the provision of appropriate
healthcare services.
For more information, please visit
www.iomsn.org.
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other MS Websites: |
 The mission of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects
of multiple sclerosis, a chronic, often progressive and
disabling disease of the central nervous system. The Society
funds more MS research, offers more services for people with MS,
and provides more professional education programs than any other
MS organization in the world.
For more information, please visit
www.nationalmssociety.org/njb
 United Spinal
Association
- For over 57 years, they were known as Eastern
Paralyzed Veterans Association, serving veterans with spinal
cord injury or disease. Today, they are pleased to announce that
the scope of their mission has broadened and will now include
all Americans with Spinal Cord Impairment. We will continue to
serve our veteran members, while striving to assist a larger
community of disabled children and adults.
For more information, please visit
www.unitedspinal.org
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