Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It usually affect’s young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. MS frequency of occurrence is rare. Only afflicts about 10% currently about 400,000 in the United States and 1 million worldwide. The disease basically takes one of four potential directions once established. Relapsing remitting involves about 85% of those affected. Flare-up episodes with worsening conditions are followed by partial or complete periods. Although the cause of MS is uncertain it is considered an autoimmune disease. MS has been linked to various viruses or immunologic reactions to a virus, bacteria, or trauma and heredity.]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. Young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. The occurrence is rare and only afflicts about 400,000 in the United States and 1 million people worldwide which are at a rate of about 10%.
The disease takes one of four potential directions once the disease has set in and been established. Relapsing involves around 85% of people affected. Flare-up episodes normally have worsened conditions which are followed by partial to complete recovery periods. MS affects the brain and spinal cord and damages the myelin sheath, which is the material that surrounds and protects our nerve cells. Once the damage begins it slows or blocks messages between your brain and your body. This then leads to the symptoms of MS. The Symptoms of MS include; Visual Disturbances, Muscle weakness, trouble with your coordination and balance, Sensations such as numbness, prickling, or pins and needles, and Thinking and memory problems.
Symptoms vary, because the location and severity of each attack can be different. Episodes can last for days, weeks, or months. Episodes can also alternate with periods of reduced or no symptoms (remission). Because nerves in any part of the brain or
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. Young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. The occurrence is rare and only afflicts about 400,000 in the United States and 1 million people worldwide which are at a rate of about 10%.
The disease takes one of four potential directions once the disease has set in and been established. Relapsing involves around 85% of people affected. Flare-up episodes normally have worsened conditions which are followed by partial to complete recovery periods. MS affects the brain and spinal cord and damages the myelin sheath, which is the material that surrounds and protects our nerve cells. Once the damage begins it slows or blocks messages between your brain and your body. This then leads to the symptoms of MS. The Symptoms of MS include; Visual Disturbances, Muscle weakness, trouble with your coordination and balance, Sensations such as numbness, prickling, or pins and needles, and Thinking and memory problems.
Symptoms vary, because the location and severity of each attack can be different. Episodes can last for days, weeks, or months. Episodes can also alternate with periods of reduced or no symptoms (remission). Because nerves in any part of the brain or
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