I think it's ready to organize and place up on the HPs for everyone's use.
Thank you!
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EXCELLENT INFO...You all have covered the majority of acroynms associated with MS and it's diagnosis. I honestly cannot think of anymore.
BUMP!
Cpap - continuous pressurized air pump Used to treat sleep apnea
AFO - Ankle Foot Orthotic
KAFO - Knee Ankle Foot Orthotic
FES - Functional Electrical Stimulation
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
GP - General Practitioner or family doc
HGC - Hypo Gamma Chondria - the virtual Greek house for people who have been told they are crazy or stressed, are afraid they are crazy now or will become so in the future. Also for the Undiagnosed, the Misdiagnosed, and the Diagnosed, but Pissed Off.
SLE - Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
SS - Sjogren's Syndrome
ESR - Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (Sed Rate)
VDRL - Syphillis test
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction - test for detecting DNA
ELISA - test for detecting antibodies to a specific infection (as in Lyme)
DTR - Deep Tendon Reflex
EOM - Extraocular movements (Eye movements)
INO - Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (eye movement difficulty seen in MS)
BINO - Bilateral INO
BFS - Benign Fasciculation Syndrome
MP - Marshall Protocol
CSF - Cerebrospinal Fluid
BPPV - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
WBC - White Blood Cell count
RBC - Red Blood Cell count
OB - Oligoclonal Bands
IgG - Gamma Immunoglobulins (common antibodies)
MD: Medical Doctor
PCP: Primary Care Physician
FMLA: The Family and Medical Leave Act
CPP Disability Canadian Pension Plan Disability
CDMS Clinically Definite Multiple Sclerosis
CIS Clinically Isolated Event
MSSC Muliple Sclerosis Society of Canada
RX ... perscription/medications
VNG .... videonystagmagraph (sp)
FSE ...Fast Spin Echo (not sure what it shows on scans
CRAB drugs-- Copaxone, Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron.
OT -- occupational therapy
PT - physical therapy
IVIG--Intravenous immunoglobulin
RLS--Restless Leg Syndrome
IPIR--Immediate post-injection reaction (a reaction that is possible with Copaxone
IVIG-Intravenous immunoglobulin
LDN--low dose naltrexone
TM--Transverse Myelitis
TN--Trigeminal Neuralgia
UTI--Urinary tract infection
ADEM--Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
CNS--Central nervous system
PNS--Peripheral nervous system
SNS--Somatic nervous system
ADA--Americans with Disabilities Act
SSDI--Social Security Disability Income
IBS--irritable bowel syndrome
PML--Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
CSF--Cerebral spinal fluid
EBV- Epstein Barr Virus
If you enter them into a database they can be automatically alphabetized.
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DMD's : Disease Modifying Drugs
VEP Visual Evoked Potential
SSEP SomatoSensory Potential
EEG Electroencephalogram
EMG Electromyography
NCS Nerve Conduction Studies
WML White Matter Lesions
T2 A technique on the MRI which shows the hyperintense lesions of MS
T1 A technique on MRI which shows black holes
T(number) The strength of the MRI machine, such as T1.5 or T3. T=Tesla
FLAIR Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery - MRI technique to show lesions