MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS:

• It is an autoimmune disease that affects the Brian and spinal cord.
• (Central nervous System)
• It eats away at the myelin sheath that covers your nerves.

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SYMPTONS

• Loss of balance
• Muscle spasms
• Slurred speech
• Problems walking
• Vision loss

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DIAGNOSIS

• May not be diagnosed for months to year after the onset of symptoms.

HOW COMMON IS IT?

• More than 2.1 million people are affected by MS world wide.

TREATMENT

• No cure
• Controls symptoms, improve quality of life
• Medications: slow progression
• Steroids: decrease severity of attacks
• Physical, speech and occupational therapy

AFFECTING LIFES

• Patient may need constant assistance
• Treatment can help them be more independent
• Changes around the house for easier movement

HOW DOES A PERSON GET IT?

• Prevalence of MS in the US is higher in whites.
• MS is a disease of temperate climates.
• Siblings of affected person have 2%-5% risk of development
• A person born with a genetic predisposition to react to an environmental agent that
• triggers immune-medicated response

WHAT IS GOING WRONG?

• Within the CNS, the immune system attacks myelin & the nerve fibers themselves.
• The damaged myelin forms scar tissue (sclerosis), which gives it it's name.
• Suppression of enzyme transcript & protein levels are the neurotransmitter altered in MS

WORKS CITED

• http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/multiple-sclerosis/overview.ht...
• http://www.medicinenet.com/fibromyalgia_pictures_slideshow/article.htm
• http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/multiple-sclerosis
• http://www.nationalmssociety.org/What-Is-MS/What-Causes-MS