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ADL	Activities of Daily Living	AKA the "technical" term for what everyone else takes for granted.
CP	Chronic Progressive MS	Old name used for progressive types of MS. Replaced by Primary-Progressive and Secondary-Progressive
DX	Diagnosis
dx'd	diagnosed
EDSS	Expanded Disability Status Scale	[Kurtzke.txt]
Kurtzke	A scale for determining MS disability level. Also refered-to as EDSS	[For More Information]
LP	Lumbar Puncture	AKA Spinal Tap
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	(used to see spots on your brain) [The Whole Brain Atlas]
NMSS	National Multiple Sclerosis Society	[NMSS Home]
ON	Optic Neuritis
PP	Primary Progressive MS	MS with steady progression with only occasional plateaus or minor recovery.
PR	Progressive Relapsing MS	MS that is steadily progressive from the onset but also has clear acute attacks.
PWD	People With Disabilities
PWMS	People (person) with Multiple Sclerosis
RR	Relapse-Remitting MS	MS with clear relapses with either full recovery or partial recovery & lasting disability. Between attacks there is no progression of the disease.
SP	Secondary-Progressive MS	MS that begins with a pattern of clear-cut relapses & recovery but becomes steadily progressive over time with continued worsening but with occasional acute attacks.
SX	Symptom
TAB	Tempoarily AbleBodied
Z	That's me!

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