October 1st, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a form of autoimmune disease that often causes irreversible impairments at different levels of the nervous system. At present, multiple sclerosis can neither be prevented, nor completely cured. However, the existing treatments are used to slow down the progression of the disease, prolong the periods of remission, ease the symptomatic flare-ups and [...]
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October 1st, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
In order to understand multiple sclerosis and how it can be treated you need to know a few basic facts about how the nervous system works when it’s not affected by the illness.
The central nervous system is a vital mechanism composed of the brain and the spine. Without it we couldn’t live and all the [...]
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October 1st, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis ask your doctor which treatment is right for you. Possible ways of treatment are very different and what you should be looking for is: a treatment that will slow the progression and reduce the number of relapses. All treatments have side effects, so try to fiind one that adapts [...]
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October 1st, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. It was first identified by a French neurologist, Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, in 1868.
There is no cure, but there are a number of medications and lifestyle changes that multiple sclerosis patients and their families can use to make the disease more manageable. In [...]
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September 30th, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can be thought of as an inflammatory process involving different areas of the central nervous system (CNS) at various points in time. As the name suggests, multiple sclerosis affects many areas of the CNS.
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease and affects the central nervous system. Central nervous system is made up of [...]
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September 29th, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease and affects the central nervous system. Central nervous system is made up of nerves that act as the body’s messenger system. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This damage slows down or blocks messages between your brain and your body. Multiple [...]
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September 29th, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease that primarily affects the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system of the body – CNS). In later stages of the disease, multiple sclerosis can involve virtually any innervated section of the body (body parts which contain structures of agglomerated nerve terminations). By affecting the nerve fibers which [...]
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September 29th, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Despite the fact that there is no specific cure for multiple sclerosis in present, existing treatments are effective in slowing down the progression rate of the disease and preventing the development of further complications. Considering the fact that most of the effects of multiple sclerosis are irreversible, it is imperative to timely diagnose the disease [...]
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September 28th, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system and makes it attack the sensitive membrane that protects the many nerve endings that can be found throughout the body. When one of these attacks occurs the sense that corresponds to the affected nerve endings is damaged and in some cases it’s temporary lost. [...]
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September 28th, 2009 by Symptoms Of MS - Multiple Sclerosis
Todayâs treatments for multiple sclerosis primarily aim to slow down the progression of the disease, prevent the development of further complications and alleviate the existing symptoms. At present there is no specific cure for multiple sclerosis and thus no medical treatment can completely eliminate the disease. In addition, the medications used in multiple sclerosis treatments [...]
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