Multiple sclerosis (ms)?

Question

what do you know about ms

Answer 1

My wife is stage 4, past Avonex, using Tsabri. Links provided by others are good sources.

Planning is hard, cuz some days a diamond, other days a stone....can never really predict.

Answer 2

It is considered an auto-immune disorder, effecting the nervous system. The body attacks itself, breaking down the coating called myelin on cells in your brain called neurons. People usually get "attacks" or episodes where the disease effects them. Symptoms range widely, some of which are leg "drops", vision disturbances, burning sensations in the feet, and a squeezing sensation around the midsection. MS effects people differently - some end up in a wheel chair, severely disabled, others are more lucky. There are new drugs that show promise in slowing down the breakdown of the myelin sheaths, and some research suggests the disease can also be controlled through diet. A good book about the diet aspect is the Schwartzbein Principal.

Answer 3

Link to the National Society is below. My sister has MS but the good news for her is that it was detected early. She started here treatment of Avonex and so far no new lesions. She is a bit more tired than in the past, does occasionally have tingling in the arm but other than that she's leading a very normal life.

Answer 4

Multiple sclerosis is characterized by disseminated patches of demyelination in the brain and spinal cord. Common symptoms include visual and oculomotor abnormalities, paresthesias, weakness, spasticity, urinary dysfunction, and mild cognitive impairment. Typically, neurologic deficits are multiple, with remissions and exacerbations gradually producing disability. Diagnosis is by history of remissions and exacerbations plus objective demonstration of at least 2 separate neurologic abnormalities by clinical signs or test results, MRI lesions, or other criteria, depending on symptoms. Treatment includes corticosteroids for acute exacerbations, immunomodulatory drugs to prevent exacerbations, and supportive measures.
Please see the web pages for more details on Multiple sclerosis.

Answer 5

It seems to be three different problems with similar general symptoms. One type is sensitive to chocolate, and eating it will trigger an attack. Another type of MS seems to be a histamine deficiency (you are familiar with anti-histamine drugs to take to dry up a runny nose, well a deficiency of this histamine seems to play a part in MS