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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

An MS Video on Ampyra: A New Medication to Improve Walking - created by the National MS Society

Link provided to me by our friend, The Wheelchair Kamikaze

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has released a video featuring the noted neurologist Dr. Patricia Coyle, answering questions on Ampyra, a recently approved drug that's meant to increase the mobility of MS patients by increasing the conductivity of damaged nerve cells

Ampyra (formerly known as Fampridine-SR) and (4-AP), a compound that has been used to treat MS symptoms for decades.

Click HERE to watch this video on You Tube

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