Founder of Schapiro Center for MS to speak in Milwaukee September 8

Dr. Randall Schaprio will talk about multiple sclereosis (MS) research during a free event presented by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter. The presentation will take place on Saturday, September 8, 9-11 a.m. at the Peck Welcome Center at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Dr. Schapiro founded The Schapiro Center for Multiple Sclerosis at the Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology. He has lectured and written extensively on all topics associated with MS management. He is the author of “Managing Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis,” which is now in its 5th edition. Dr. Schapiro currently serves on the National MS Society’s Clinical Advisory Board.

Registration is required by August 31 for this educational program. Admission tickets will be mailed to registrants prior to the event. For more information visit www.wisMS.org or call 800-242-3358.

About MS

MS interrupts the flow of information from the brain to the body and stops people from moving. It is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with MS two to three times more common in women than men. One in 500 Wisconsin residents lives with MS, giving the state one of the highest incidence rates in the country. While the progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, advances in research and treatment are giving hope to those affected by the disease.

MS stops people from moving. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society exists to make sure it doesn’t.