Diseases Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Treatments – What You Need to Know

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis), then you are already aware how ravaging this disease can be. However, there is a lot about the disease that you may not be aware of. If you suffer from multiple sclerosis, or watch others suffer, you see what happens to the person’s body, but what you don’t see is what the disease is doing inside the body. There are many multiple sclerosis treatments, but they vary as much as the disease itself.

MS is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack it’s own cells and tissues. But, why does this happen and what causes it? The cause of multiple sclerosis is still a mystery. It is known however, that the immune system doesn’t respond normally and attacks the covering of nerve fibers. The nerve fibers affected are in the optic nerves, brain, and spinal cord.

Early symptoms can often be brief and sometimes even missed. They may include numbness, tingling, weak limbs, unsteadiness, and double or blurred vision. Usually as the disease continues on, the symptoms become more severe. Every case of MS varies, but in later stages symptoms include paralysis that is either partial or complete, loss of body part awareness, blindness, memory issues, incontinence, seizures and respiratory problems. Read more…

Multiple Sclerosis – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Multiple sclerosis, also called as MS in short, is a nervous disorder which affects the central nervous system .i.e. brain and spinal cord. This causes imbalance between body organs and the brain which results in down fall of vision, hearing capabilities and muscle strength. It is because of lack of a substance in nerves called myelin which is gradually destroyed due to MS disorder.

This myelin serves as a shield cover for the nerves which transmit brain signals. Without this myelin, it’s very difficult for brain and spinal cord to coordinate with each other and this result in the failure of functioning of many organs in the body. There are generally 4 stages in multiple sclerosis from initial stage to final stage called as ‘progressive MS’.

In most of the cases multiple sclerosis is not a fatal disorder. However there are some exceptions in rare conditions where they suffer from other parallel diseases to MS. Proper treatment and care can help MS affected patients to lead a normal life for longer time. Read more…