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Below are the Patient Tear-Out pages of the quarterly publication for the practicing neurologist, Neura: Perspectives on CNS Disease Management. These pages can be downloaded and printed to share with your family members and care partners.

Reducing the Risk of Falling
  As people grow older, they may become more liable to fall and injure themselves. This patient page provides tips for adults to prevent falls and resources for more information.
   
Comprehensive Web Site Selection for MS Patients
  Neura presents a comprehensive selection of reliable Web sites of relevance to MS—these readily available sources dispense a vast amount of factual and practical information designed to support and enhance the lives of MS patients.
   
**Online Exclusive** Fatigue in MS
  Fatigue is the most commonly reported symptom of MS. This online-only patient page features ways fatigue can be managed.
   
Improved MS Treatments Expected Soon
  Several drugs to treat MS are being studied. This patient page provides a review of the oral therapies under development and the promising results of combination studies of MS drugs currently available.
   
MS in Children
  Better diagnosis of MS overall has led to improved diagnosis of MS, when it occurs, in children. In discussing MS in children, this article covers symptoms, how it’s treated in this unique group of people, and offers further sources for research.
   
Managing MS Today
  No drug is without side effects, and the disease-modifying therapies used to treat MS are no exception. This patient page provides an overview of the most common side effects associated with glatiramer acetate, the β-interferons, natalizumab, and mitoxantrone.
   
Medicare Part D: Important Things You Should Know
  The government prescription drug plan Medicare Part D has caused much confusion. Even though the deadline for open enrollment has passed, there are still things people need to know if they have just become eligible or they choose to enroll late. Basic information about Medicare Part D is covered, including information on the late-enrollment penalty.
   
Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis
  Since MS prevalence is highest in women of childbearing age, questions of how MS affects pregnancy are common. This patient section is devoted to answering some of these questions.
   
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Separating Fact From Fiction
  Three out of every 4 people with MS have tried a complementary or alternative medicine (CAM). This section, designed for the patient, examines the most popular CAMs and assesses their benefit in disease treatment. The safety of people with MS taking the flu vaccine is also discussed.
   
Multiple Sclerosis: Dispelling the Myths
  Multiple sclerosis is not completely understood, and misinformation has evolved about its cause and treatment. These patient pages are dedicated to dispelling the myths that may hamper a patient’s activities or actually be damaging.
   
How Safe Are Your Multiple Sclerosis Medications?
  These patient pages cover some of the side effects that are associated with the β-interferons, glatiramer acetate, and mitoxantrone. Also discussed are the withdrawal of natalizumab from the US market and the suspension of clinical trials of the drug.
   
Participating in Clinical Trials
  These patient pages include a brief primer on the 3 phases of clinical trials that a drug must undergo before it can be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as well as information on enrolling in a clinical trial.
   
How to Manage Migraine
  These patient pages provide information written in lay terms about migraine headaches and how to cope with this challenging condition.
   
Getting to Know Your MS: Relapses
  These patient pages detail the symptoms people with MS may experience and offers ways to help them better understand the disease.
   
How to Cope With MS-Related Fatigue
  These patient pages provide information written in lay terms about MS-related fatigue and how to cope with this challenging symptom.
   
Therapy Adherence: Why It's Important
  These patient pages provide information written in lay terms about the risks, challenges, and importance of therapy adherence.
   
Getting to Know Your Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms
  These patient pages provide information written in lay terms about multiple sclerosis, including questions providers may ask, defining a relapse, and treatment options.
   
Building Safety and Evacuation Preparedness
  This specialized topic alerts people with disabilities of the best means to prepare for disasters and emergency building evacuations. A fire-safety checklist and description of helpful Internet resources are included.
   
Multiple Sclerosis and Your Immune System
  This patient page clarifies the nature of the dysfunctional autoimmune response that characterizes MS and points out how the immunomodulators work to interrupt this disease process.
   
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Your Quality of Life
  This is a helpful primer for new patients and those dealing with their MS diagnosis. It lists the primary drug treatments, modes of administration, and range of side effects. The article also contains a list of key questions for new patients to discuss with their neurologists.