Ms sufferers helped by b12

01 February 1995

Multiple sclerosis sufferers have much lower levels of unsaturated vitamin B12 and its binding capacity than do healthy people, researchers have discovered.

Six patients with chronic and progressive MS were given tablets containing 60 mg of methylcobalamin, a vitamin B12 complex, for six months and their visual and hearing abilities improved over the period.

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