In lay terms Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that basically attacks the brain and/or spinal cord. There appear to be as many variations on MS as their are people with MS. Two cases are not normally identical, instead they usually vary and can have different courses.
Some people with MS will have one 'attack' and never have any other problems, while some may die in a short period of time. Most people though are in the middle group, people that have fluctuating symptoms and that deteriorate slowly over time.
One common symptom of MS is having problems with heat, ie it is 101 degrees outside and suddenly an arm goes numb or some other symptom occurs from exposure to heat. In the olden days they used to put people who they thought had MS in hot baths and if this brought on their symptoms, then they probably had MS. If you have MS you will want to avoid hot tubs and hot bathing. This can bring on symptoms for most people who have MS.
Another common symptom is visual disturbances such as double vision. This goes along with Optic Neuritis. If you have Optic Neuritis you may have MS and vice versa their seems to be a high correlation for these two conditions.
To be continued next posting
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The pattern of multiple sclerosis varies from person to person. There is no way to predict how each person’s condition will progress. The common types as seen in most patients are divided into:
ReplyDeleteRelapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS): A majority (about 85%) of people with MS receive an initial diagnosis of RRMS. This type of MS is
characterized by definite periods where symptoms may fade (remissions) and then recur (relapse) at random for many years and the person may or may not recover entirely from the relapses.
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