For Referring Physicians - Multiple Sclerosis

One-Time Neurologic Consultations

The staff of the University of Maryland's Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research provides one-time consultations to neurologists and other providers. Reasons for such consultations would include any of the following:

• Evaluation of patients with unexplained symptoms or radiological findings which could be due to demyelinating disease.
• Confirmation of the diagnosis of MS where work-up is already complete.
• Review of treatment options in relapsing-remitting patients.
• Review of new immunomodulating therapies for MS.
• Review of difficult management issues such as pregnancy or surgery.
• Review of treatment options for secondary progressive patients.
• Review of immunosuppressive therapies for MS including azathioprine, cladribine, cyclophosphamide, intravenous immunoglobulin, methotrexate and mitoxantrone.
• Review of the management of treatable MS symptoms such as ataxia, bowel and bladder dysfunction, fatigue pain, spasticity and weakness.

To refer a patient to a multiple sclerosis specialist, please call 410-328-4323.

Short-Term Neurologic Consultations

Our staff provides short-term consultations to neurologist and other providers. Reasons for such consultations would include any of the following

• Evaluation of patients with unexplained symptoms or radiological findings which could be due to demyelinating disease.
• Confirmation of the diagnosis of MS when further work-up is required.
• Review of management options with the patient and initiation of treatment with long-term follow-up to be provided by the referring physician.

Short-Term Neurorehabilitation Consultations

The staff of the Maryland Center for Multiple Sclerosis provide short-term neurorehabilitation consultations to neurologists and other physicians. Reasons for such consultations would include the evaluation and management of any of the following:

• Gait disturbance
• Spasticity
• Ataxia
• Upper extremity impairment
• Impaired speech and swallowing

Long-Term Neurologic and Neurorehabilitative Care

The staff of the Maryland Center for Multiple Sclerosis will assume the long-term care responsibility in some circumstances for MS patients referred specifically for this by neurologists or other providers.