What is Multiple Sclerosis and who should be aware of this
The phrase Multiple Sclerosis is derived from the Latin words multus and plica translated into ‘plus and ‘fold’ and the Greek term “sklerosis” for ‘hardening’. The MediLexicon’s medical dictionary refers to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as a “common demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system, causing patches of sclerosis (plaques) in the brain and spinal cord; occurs primarily in young adults, and has protean clinical manifestations, depending on the location and size of the plaque; typical indications comprise of visual loss, diplopia, nystagmus, dysarthria, frailty, paresthesias, bladder abnormalities, and mood changes; characteristically, the plaques are “separated in time and space” and clinically the symptoms are evidence for exacerbations and redustions”.
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MS (or Multiple Sclerosis) results in one’s own immune system attacking the central nervous system (CNS), and for this reason it is described as an auto-immune disease. The CNS consists of the spinal cord, optic nerves and the brain.
In the human body, the nerve fibers are encapsulated by a white, fatty substance known myelin that protects these nerve fibers. In addition, myelin aids in conducting electrical signals (or nerve impulses) and in turn assists with the smooth flow of impulses from the brain and throughout the nervous system.
MS results in a person’s myelin disappearing in numerous (or multiple) areas which in turn causes scaring. The areas where the myelin has depleted or is no longer present are referred to as lesions or plaques. As a result, the nerve fibers become damage or are broken as the lesions intensify.
Nerves fibers with less myelin means the electrical impulses that are relayed from the brain do not flow well to the target nerve. Where there is no myelin at all, these signals can not be conducted at all. Electrical impulses are messages from the brain that instruct a certain part of the body to carry out an action or a number of actions, for example pick an object up.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a condition where a person is not able to make there body function as their brain wants it to.
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how do I know if I am prone to getting Multiple Sclerosis?
1.) Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects people of all ages but is most common amongst people aged between 20 and 50 years old and overall, more women than men have the condition.
2.)It is believed that people of European ethnicity are more susceptible to the condition than people of other ethnic origins. However a person of any ethnicity can still get it.
3.)It is suggested that your genetic makeup can determine your chances of getting MS but scientist say there is no proof that the condition is inherited.
It was predicted that almost two and a half million people have Multiple Sclerosis worldwide, according to a survey carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007.
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* This Article is provides information about Multiple Sclerosis only.
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