Best doctor for migraine in Shalimar Bagh – Four emerging technologies with the potential to improve MS treatment options
                     Best doctor for migraine in Shalimar Bagh - Four 
emerging technologies with the potential to 
improve MS treatment options
From focused ultrasound to electronic autoinjectors, we take a 
look at four innovations and technologies that could improve 
future MS treatment options
As is the case with many debilitating, chronic diseases in the 
21st century, the wonders of technology and medical 
innovations are currently showing huge potential in enabling 
multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment to become more effective.
MS is a lifelong condition that affects the central nervous 
system and can cause problems with vision, movement, and 
sensation, as well as fatigue. It can’t be cured, but relapses of 
the disease’s outward symptoms are commonly treated using 
steroid medicines.
However, various studies over the past few years have 
indicated that improved treatment options – perhaps 
even some that target the condition’s underlying causes 
– may be on the horizon.
We take a closer look at four unique technologies that 
are at differing stages of the research and development 
process, but could all hold the key to drastically 
improving the lives of MS patients in the future. 
Improved treatment through more precise 
diagnosis
In 2019, researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas’ 
Center for BrainHealth announced they had developed a novel 
diagnostic technology for MS.
Working with a team from the UT Southwestern Medical 
Center, they used functional magnetic resonance imaging 
(fMRI) to scan 23 patients’ brains, before deploying a unique, 
patent-pending tool to create 3D images of the lesions – areas 
that have been damaged by the effects of MS – found there.
The resulting images showed which of these areas were 
metabolically active, and therefore held a capacity for healing, 
and which were metabolically inactive and unable to heal 
themselves. The areas capable of healing appeared spherical 
with a rough surface, while those incapable of healing were 
more irregular in shape but had a smoother surface.
These differing visual indicators were then used to determine 
which lesions had increased levels of surrounding oxygen – the 
biomarker that correlates with a capacity for healing.
The upshot is that, in theory, this could help doctors to 
distinguish between MS patients that will benefit from certain 
therapeutic drugs designed to heal damaged areas of the 
brain, and those that won’t.
At the time, Dr Dinesh Sivakolundu – the lead author of the 
study detailing these findings, which was published in peer-
reviewed scientific publication Journal of Neuroimaging – said: 
“Our new technology has the potential to be 
a game-changer in the treatment of MS by helping doctors be 
more precise in their treatment plans.”
Dr. Shailesh Jain is a principal consultant neurosurgeon, neurologist 
and stroke interventionist at Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh and 
running his own Arihant Neurospine clinic in Pitampura. He passed 
out MCh Neurosurgery from AIIMS, New Delhi, and over 10 years of 
expertise in managing various brain and spine disorders. His 
compassionate approach to patients and unparalleled professional 
expertise make him the Best doctor for migraine in Shalimar Bagh.