The neurological disease I chose to write about is Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis hits very close to home because 5 years ago my grandmother was diagnosed and the disease has sparked my interest ever since. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system that causes inflammation and destruction of the brain and spinal cord. It is considered “immune-mediated” because the body’s immune system attacks the central nervous system (Braley‚ Chervin). The target
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Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder in the central nervous system that‚ effecting young adults‚ leading to non-traumatic disabilities. This disease starts as an auto-immune disease in which CD4 T cells cross the blood brain barrier and attack myelin sheaths of olygodendrocytes resulting in demyelination (Gandhi et al.‚ 2010; Lund et al.‚ 2013). Initially this is a transient process and re-myelination occurs‚ so initial stage of the disease is characterized
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Case Study on Multiple Sclerosis Carla is a 30 year-old-female college professor who was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. She presents with complaints of diplopia‚ ataxia‚ fatigue‚ muscle spasms‚ and muscle weakness. The patient is married and has 2 children‚ ages 6‚ and 8 years old. Her husband is a pilot for a major airline and is away from home often. The patient says that over the past several months her symptoms have been getting worse requiring that she miss time from
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable disease that disables the central nervous system including the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and peripheral nervous system. This disease is disabling and emotionally devastating to the person. Ultimately‚ it’s considered an autoimmune disease which means the body’s immune system attacks itself‚ causing damage to the myelin sheath‚ which covers the nerve fibers. This causes problems with the body’s communication between the brain and the nerves in rest of the body
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Getter: Imagine trying to take casual walk on a brisk autumn evening and not being able to feel your legs. This is one of the many symptoms that people with multiple sclerosis‚ also known as MS‚ deal with every day. 2. Thesis: Multiple sclerosis brings daily challenges to whomever struggles with it‚ but with the right team of doctors and medication‚ it can be maintained. 3. Motivation: My hope is that by the end of my talk tonight‚ you
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Multiple Sclerosis Presentation Overview History and Background of MS Description of Nervous System Courses of the disease Detailed Information on central nervous system and peripheral nervous system Pathophysiology of the disease Prognosis Remission Treatments and Medications Used Interview With MS patient (Jason) Bibliography History First case of Multiple Sclerosis was found in England in 1848. The case itself seems to have began in 1822. The only documentation that allowed to diagnose this
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Multiple Sclerosis Jason Garoutte November 18‚ 1996 English / Mr. Blunt Multiple sclerosis is one of the most misunderstood diseases of this century. Since it’s discovery‚ there is still no known causes‚ no proven treatments‚ and no known cure‚ yet it affects possibly five hundred thousand people in the United States alone. People need to learn more about this disease so it can be brought to the attention of the nation. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system
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Multiple sclerosis has conquered the lives of many of its victims‚ one of which includes Nancy Mairs. However‚ Mairs writes an essay describing her experience with the disease and how it has not affected her negatively‚ as society assumes about the disease’s effects. Mairs does not write her essay to make her audience feel pity for her disease‚ yet writes to allow people to be more accepting of the disease and of people that have it. She incorporates the word “cripple” to describe the strength MS
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How Multiple Sclerosis Is Being Treated With Stem Cell Based Therapy Multiple sclerosis or MS is a very difficult disease to live with. It affects vision‚ hearing‚ memory‚ and balance. According to the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (2013) multiple sclerosis is usually diagnosed in women twice as much as men and affects people between the ages of 20 and 40. MS is a disease that influences nerve cells in the spinal chord and brain. In a healthy body‚ nerve cells send messages to the
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Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune‚ is a chronic‚ often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS)‚ which is made up of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and optic nerves. Symptoms may be mild‚ such as numbness in the limbs‚ or severe‚ such as paralysis or loss of vision. The progress‚ severity‚ and specific symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from one person to another. Today‚ new treatments and advances in research are giving new hope to people affected by
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