FIRST-OF-ITS KIND NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTERS ESTABLISHED AS PART OF UNIQUE PROMISE 2010 INITIATIVE

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THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT.

EVERY HOUR, SOMEONE IS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

ALTHOUGH M-S IS THE MOST COMMON NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AFFECTING YOUNG TO MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS, MEDICAL EXPERTS NOW KNOW THE DISEASE AFFECTS UP TO 10,000 CHILDREN IN THE U-S. AND ANOTHER 15,000 HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT MAY BE SYMPTOMS OF M-S SUCH AS DOUBLE VISION, NUMBNESS AND UNEXPLAINED FATIGUE.

THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHING A FIRST-EVER NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC M-S CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AS PART OF ITS NEW $30 MILLION PROMISE 2010 INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT YET UNDER-EXPLORED AREAS OF MS RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE.

DOCTOR LAUREN KRUPP, PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PEDIATRIC M-S CENTER AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK.

"The primary focus is to deliver expert care to an underserved population, to educate the healthcare community and the general public that children can get MS, and to learn from our experience with not only children, but adults with MS, so that one day we can put MS to rest."

FOR MORE, VISIT NATIONALMSSOCIETY.ORG.

I'M DANIELLE ADDAIR.

AUDIO PROVIDED BY: "THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY"