Multiple Sclerosis - Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Stanford University Medical Center

Multiple Sclerosis

Location:	Stanford Hospital 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA View a map

Room/Suite:	A301

Mailing Address:	300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305

Contact Phone:	(650) 723-6469

Fax Number:	(650) 725-0390

Days and Hours:	Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Specialists in Stanford's Multiple Sclerosis (MS) clinic are focusing on new methods to diagnose and treat patients with this debilitating autoimmune disease. They are also working with neurologists and neuroscientists to develop new insights into the condition's nature and biology.

Faculty Physicians

Les Dorfman, MD
Jeffrey Dunn, MD

MS is a chronic central nervous system disease that affects about one in 1,000 Americans, usually young adults. Symptoms can include tingling or numbness of the limbs, paralysis, vision loss, impaired bladder control, muscle weakness, and profound fatigue. Its severity varies from patient to patient, and it is common for flare-ups to appear with no warning and subside for years at a time.

Stanford clinicians diagnose MS using a variety of tests including:

Neurological history and physical examination
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Electrical evoked response tests
Spinal fluid analysis
Other neurological exams

Although there is no cure for MS and treatment results vary among individuals, the Stanford neurological team is dedicated to finding the best solution possible for each patient. Treatments may include corticosteroid medications (to alleviate neural inflammation), immunomodulatory therapy to slow and modify the progression of symptoms, and symptomatic treatments.