Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system that usually begins in adulthood, between 20 and 40 years. This inflammatory disease attacks by irregular evolving for several years. It is a slow destruction of myelin in patches 1 of the spinal and brain. Over time, proliferating inflammation, destroying the protective covering of nerves in the brain and causes nervous system disorders.
Multiple sclerosis is common in temperate regions. It is rare in the tropics. This is not a hereditary disease, but the risk is slightly higher if an immediate family member is reached. This is not a contagious disease.
Symptoms and disease progression vary from person to person by the affected nerves. At first, it may not feel that tingling then members are weakened, eye problems and balance can occur. In moving, multiple sclerosis can cause tremors, difficulty speaking, paralysis of certain members. Between each attack, the symptoms diminish and even disappear in most cases, especially early in the disease. Other attacks may leave scars.
When the pressure is high, the patient is treated at the hospital daily to monitor the evolution of thrust. The treatment is rest, injection of anti-inflammatories and physical therapy 2.
Between outbreaks, drugs are administered to reduce symptoms when necessary. The patient should avoid fatigue and stress. It suggests stays in tropical countries.
Women are more affected than men. The causes of multiple sclerosis are still unknown.
(1) myelin phosphorus fat constituent of the sheath of the fibers of the central nervous system.
(2) Physiotherapy: treatment using active or passive mobilization to give to a patient or make gestures and function of a body part.
22 avril 2010
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