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Multiple sclerosis is a progressive disease that affects the central nervous system, which includes but is not limited to the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. Within the CNS the immune system attacks myelin sheaths, which are fatty membranes surrounding the axon of a neuron. Overtime the damaged myelin sheath forms scar tissue called sclerosis, which is what gives the disease its name. When scleroses are formed on the myelin sheath, nerve impulses that travel to and from the brain and spinal

If you know anyone with Multiple Sclerosis or MS, you would know how terrible the disease is. Multiple Sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which your immune system attacks the nerve cell covers in the brain and spine are damaged. The nerves in the body eventually deteriorate and it is fatal. According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the cause of Multiple sclerosis is still unknown. There is not a cure at the moment for Multiple Sclerosis, but there are treatments that can speed

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic, autoimmune, and degenerative disease of the central nervous system. Its etiology is unknown, but a combination of environmental and genetic factors is likely responsible for its development. MS occurs when one’s immune system attacks the fatty protein myelin, which insulates and protects the axons of oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord. Damage to this sheath can cause the miscommunication between these oligodendrocytes and the rest of the body

Multiple sclerosis is the most common autoimmune disease effecting the central nervous system. With this being said over 400,000 people are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States and 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. I hope with this research I can shed some light on specifically what multiple sclerosis is, how it affects people, how doctors treat it, and how the EMS community should apply their practice. Then my goal is to better inform the EMS community in bettering patient

Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system is activated to attack myelin in the CNS. In regards to Multiple Sclerosis I believe it is the medical neurologist role to do proper diagnosing. In regards to MS it’s important to complete a MRI of the brain and/or spinal cord to discover if there are scars or plaques in the images. The CSF would demonstrate an abnormality in the immunology (Grant &Adam, 2009). It would also be fundamental to educate the patient

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 2 Abstract Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects thousands of people worldwide. No one really knows what causes the disease and there is no cure and there is not one specific test that can diagnose Multiple Sclerosis. There are many different links that are thought of that may contribute to the cause of this disease such as family history or age.. Many treatment options are available to help slow down the progression of the disease and relieve any major symptoms

In the US alone, there are an estimated amount of 400,000 people affected by multiple sclerosis. Reports from the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF) say that approximately half a million people have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Hundreds of new diagnoses are reported every week. Typically, women between the ages of 20-50 years old are forced to face the terrible disease, men are half as likely to be diagnosed. In 1868 Jean-Martin Charcot, also known as "the father of neurology," was

It is estimated that more than 400,000 Americans are affected with Multiple sclerosis (MS). MS mainly affects the functioning of the nerves which results in the problems like lack of proper vision, weakness, and muscle coordination1. The main source for cause for MS is yet to be known but upon the through research the scientists have found the common factors which indulge this disease are 1) Environmental conditions like temperature 2) Microorganisms like bacteria, virus 3) Genetic factors 2 MS patients

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that effect’s the central nervous system, which makes it hard for information to flow easy through the brain (nationalmssociety.org). How it works is, your immune system attacks the myelin, which is a coat that covers your nerves (nationalmssociety.org). Once that is damaged, it messes up the communication between the rest of your body and your brain. This disease is different within everyone who has Multiple Sclerosis (webmd.com). The disease can develop differently

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTRODUCTION The word sclerosis comes from the Greek ‘skleros’ meaning hard. In multiple sclerosis, hard areas called ‘plaques’ (also known as lesions or scars) develop around the damaged nerves. ‘Multiple’ refers to the many different areas of the central nervous system that may have damaged myelin.1 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that involves the central nervous system (CNS), the nerves that comprise the brain and spinal cord. It has two major features2: