FIRST-OF-ITS KIND NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC MS CENTERS ESTABLISHED: "ALTHOUGH MS IS THE MOST COMMON NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE AFFECTING YOUNG TO MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS, MEDICAL EXPERTS NOW KNOW THE DISEASE AFFECTS UP TO 10,000 CHILDREN IN THE U-S. AND ANOTHER 15,000 HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT MAY BE SYMPTOMS OF M-S SUCH AS DOUBLE VISION, NUMBNESS AND UNEXPLAINED FATIGUE.THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHING A FIRST-EVER NETWORK OF PEDIATRIC M-S CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AS PART OF ITS NEW $30 MILLION PROMISE 2010 INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT YET UNDER-EXPLORED AREAS OF MS RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE."