MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS A. What is Multiple Sclerosis? a. Multiple Sclerosis‚ also known as MS‚ causes a feeling of numbness throughout the body‚ deterioration of one person’s balance‚ muscle control‚ and sight. b. Multiple Sclerosis affects nerves of the brain and the spinal cord. c. In 1873‚ it was discovered in England by Dr. Moxon and in 1878 by Dr. Edward Seguin in the United States. B. Different types of MS a. One type is exacerbation of multiple sclerosis which is when someone starts to
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The symptoms of multiple sclerosis depend on where the damage occurs. The most common symptoms of multiple sclerosis are fatigue‚ weakness‚ numbness‚ vision problem‚ spasticity‚ bowel problem and otherwise Firstly‚ fatigue for peoples with multiple sclerosis is different from other fatigue‚ it occurs when nerve deteriorated in the spinal column. It occurs suddenly and easily. Even after a good night sleeps they tend to feel tired when wake up in the morning and get worse as the day progresses. They
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Multiple Scierosis in Society and its effects on individuals News on multiple sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is a disease usually known as MS‚ and this affects the central nervous system- the brain and spinal cord. Multiple Sclerosis is when the nerves are not able to communicate with the body. The central nervous system has a myelin sheath covering the axons‚ which sends the message to the synaptic bulbs for communication to the nerves. “The myelin sheath helps the axons sends its messages
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The Real Truth about MS MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis which is a disease where the immune system eats away at the protective covering of the nerves (myelin sheath) in your body. This disease mostly affects people who are 18-60+ old‚ but can affect 3-17 year old children. Women are twice as likely to get MS than men. Liz‚ my dad’s cousin‚ raised 3 great children with her loving husband by her side when she was diagnosed with MS at the young age of 38. She died 12 years later just after she got
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that is characterized by inflammation and a variety of neurological symptoms and lesions disseminated in both time and space. MS has traditionally been thought to be primarily a T-cell mediated disease‚ however‚ more recent studies implicate B cells in the pathogenesis as well (Knippenberg et al 2011). Additionally‚ low vitamin D levels is a modifiable risk factor that is associated with development and
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In the winter of 2010‚ my mother was diagnosed with Aggressive Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by her neurologist through a number of tests. This was the end result after months of going from doctor to doctor without an answer to what the issue was. In my case‚ having been with my mother during the process of determining what condition was plaguing her‚ I was given a chance to reflect on the importance of little things in life and develop my zeal to put forth my best effort in situations that
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Introduction Definition of multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system including the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and optic nerves. The central nervous system is made up of nerve cells that send signals to each other. Each nerve cell is covered with a protective lining called myelin which acts like insulation on an electrical wire. It allows signals to pass between nerve cells at high speed. In multiple sclerosis‚ disease activity damages the myelin in a process
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responsible for all the mental and physical processes According to MedlinePlus If the brain is in a good condition it works automatically‚ but if problems appear brain will lose its ability to control the body system. There are several neurological disorders that can affect the brain and the most common type is Multiple Sclerosis. This essay will describe what the disease does and will explain in details the most common type of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
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Extended Project Dissertation To What Extent Is Regenerative Medicine The Most Effective Way Of Treating Multiple Sclerosis? Candidate name: Joshua Carter Candidate number: 7125 Centre number: 61425 Contents Abstract- page 3 Introduction and research- page 4 Discussion- page 10 Conclusion- page 15 Bibliography- page 17 Abstract Stem cells are going to be a major point of interest in a large part of modern day biology. They already dominate many of the headlines of newspapers
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History Multiple Sclerosis was first recognized as a specific disorder in 1873 in England. By the end of the century‚ after careful observation‚ most of the symptoms and some causes were known. In MS the immune system attacks the myelin of the bone that covers the nerve fibers. The MS can also attack nerve cell bodies which are located in the brain‚ it specifically influences the spinal cord‚ brain‚ and optic nerve. This then causes difficulties in communication between the brain and the rest
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