Category: E

Injury that occurs when electrical current passes through the body.  

A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity.  

An adolescent who develops physically at an early age, before most other adolescents.  

The narrow cavity that leads from the outer ear to the middle ear.  

A symptom of spasticity in which the legs straighten suddenly into a stiff, extended position. These spasms, which typically last for several minutes, occur most commonly in bed at night or on rising from bed.  

Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis is an autoimmune disease  resembling MS that has been induced in some genetically susceptible research animals. Before testing on humans, a potential treatment for MS may first be tested on laboratory animals with EAE in order to determine the treatment’s efficacy and safety.  

A part of the Minimal Record of Disability that summarizes the neurologic examination and provides a measure of overall disability. The EDSS is a 20-point scale, ranging from 0 (normal examination) to 10 (death due to MS) by half-points. A person with a score of 4.5 can walk three blocks without stopping; a score of…

Product used to make artificial eyelashes adhere, or stick, to the natural lash line.