MS 101 - James Bowen, MD - October 2018

James D Bowen, MD, is Medical Director of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center at Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, WA, as well as a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and completed residencies in internal medicine and neurology at the University of Washington. Dr Bowen has served many roles within the National MS Society, including serving on the chapter board, the National Clinical Advisory Board, chairing the Scientific Peer Review Committee “C,” and being inducted into the Society’s Volunteer Hall of Fame in the Health Professional and Researchers category for his contributions to the field. His research interests span various aspects of MS and focus on clinical trials for new treatments. Dr Bowen serves as a peer- and ad hoc-reviewer for numerous publications and has authored more than 200 articles, abstracts, and publications on MS and other neurological diseases.

[hlm]

I have had this illness for 17 years, and I learned from this presentation.

[karenpiris]

I'm scared I might have MS. what is a clear way of knowing?

I have 10 lesions in my white matter, extremely low vitamin D, pains, swelling, headaches and a lot of other things

[peggykranyak]

what is the test for cognitive deficits in MS? can you have cognitive deficit with only spinal cord lesions? does the degree of cognitive impairment relate to # of lesions? thank you for this overview.