(relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis [RRMS]), but over time disability progresses until the disease enters the secondary-progressive phase (secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis [SPMS])[3]. MS has a significant impact on patients’ health-related quality of life[4]. The economic burden of ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic inflammatory, demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system in young adults. This disorder is a heterogeneous, multifactorial, immune-mediated disease that is influenced by bo
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that targets myelin in the central nervous system (CNS), with relative sparing of axons. MS affects more than 2.5 million people worldwide and more commonly affects females. MS is prevalent in people of Caucasian descent living in ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the myelin sheath, a protective coating around nerve fibers. This results in inflammation, which further damages the myelin sheath, as well as the nerve cells themselves and the cells that ...
As the condition progresses, some people are left with muscle spasticity or an involuntary painful contraction of certain muscles. What causes multiple sclerosis? While multiple sclerosis is considered an autoimmune disorder, the exact cause hasn't yet been found. There are many theories regarding the...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease affecting the fatty sheath that covers nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. This sheath, made of a substance called myelin, normally insulates the nerve fibers, allowing nerve impulses to move swiftly and efficiently between brain, spinal cord, and ...
1. What Is Multiple Sclerosis? MS is problem with the immune system called anautoimmune disease. Instead of targeting only bacteria, viruses, and other invaders, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues. In MS, it attacks thebrainand spinal cord. ...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that occurs when the body’s immune system behaves abnormally and attacks the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves of the central nervous system (CNS). It is the leading cause of nervous system-related disability in young people, usually striking between 20...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex condition that affects the central nervous system. There are four main types of MS, and these differ in their progression and outlook. Learning about the types of MS may help a person gain a better understanding of the condition and its possible treatment...
Some studies have suggested that minerals such as zinc and iron may play a role in how multiple sclerosis (MS) progresses, once people have been diagnosed with it. But little was known about whether zinc, iron and other minerals play a role in the development of the disease. A new study...