Apple Health Expansion for Immigrants:
You may be eligible to sign up for Apple Health Expansion insurance if you live in the state of Washington, even if you immigrated to the United States and/or are undocumented. Learn more.
Puede que usted sea elegible para inscribirse en Apple Health Expansion seguro médico si vive en el estado de Washington, incluso si usted inmigró a los Estados Unidos y/o es indocumentado. Aprende más.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease where the immune system, which normally fights infection, attacks the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves instead. Even more specifically, it attacks a substance called myelin, which is an electrical sheathing around nerve cells that help nerve cells conduct signals.
MS is an unpredictable disease that affects people differently. Some people with MS may have only mild symptoms. Others may lose their ability to see clearly, write, speak, or walk when communication between the brain and other parts of the body becomes disrupted.
The cause of MS is unknown and there is no cure, but there are things patients with MS can do to help change the course of the disease, treat flare-ups, manage symptoms and improve function and mobility.
At Valley, we're fortunate to have an MS fellowship-trained neurologist, Sargon Bet-Shlimon, MD, on our neurology team. Dr. Bet-Shlimon supports patients through ongoing management and treatment of MS symptoms. In addition to his specialized MS training, Dr. Bet-Shlimon is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in neuroimmunology.
In this video, Dr. Bet-Shlimon answers the following questions at the noted times:
In this video, Dr. Bet-Shlimon answers the following questions: