MS and Demyelinating Disorders

A new study puts a final nail in the coffin for the hypothesis that chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is neither specific or causative for multiple sclerosis.

In this study, high-dose simvastatin reduced the annualized rate of whole-brain atrophy in secondary progressive MS.

For people with MS, smoking is associated with more severe disease and faster disability progression. Smoking cessation before or after disease onset is associated with slower progression of disability.