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one place I like to visit is PatientsLikeMe as there are summaries of the vitamins and doses that people take.

Hi,

I'm relatively new to this forum, and am trying to find my way around with respect to what might work for PPMS. Does / Could the treatment being discussed in this thread pertain to all MS sub-types including PPMS?

Thanks,
Paul

I agree. Given that not everyone is seeking to have HSCT given DMT's, a question is how many MSers could currently benefit from HSCT? What is that number? A hundred, thousand, ten thousand, more? There are a reported 2.5M people with M.S. worldwide (400,000 in the U.S.). - There are some folks who a...

My main question is who out there is thinking about how to bring this treatment to more people? And if there isn't a formal organization or research center, then perhaps the MS community of patients and caregivers who are interested in HSCT perhaps can begin to get this on the table. In summary, at ...

PDF of the first paper noted by frodo.

Progressive multiple sclerosis cerebrospinal fluid induces inflammatory demyelination, axonal loss, and astrogliosis in mice.

http://multiplesclerosis.elsevierresour ... 5/main.pdf

The below paper appears to be related - same researchers at Tisch. Cerebrospinal fluid derived from progressive multiple sclerosis patients induces demyelinating lesions in the mouse CNS http://tischms.org/research/published/cerebrospinal-fluid-derived-progressive-multiple-sclerosis-patients-induces...

Hi, I thought to start this topic as I'm trying to understand statins and if they can help, and whether I should pursue this with my doctors. I'm new to this forum [SPMS/PPMS depending on the doctor/definition of a relapse]. After reading through several posts I'm confused. There are some aspects th...