| Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease that | | | | the level of the nervous system, causing a |
| affects the central nervous system. Considering the | | | | destruction of myelin, a very important substance |
| fact that the disease involves dysfunctions at the | | | | that surrounds the nervous cells of the body |
| level of the nervous system, multiple sclerosis can | | | | (neurons). Myelin has a vital role in the transmission of |
| generate a wide spectrum of symptoms. In the | | | | nervous impulses between neurons, establishing |
| absence of an appropriate medical treatment, multiple | | | | connections between the central nervous system |
| sclerosis can aggravate over the years, causing | | | | and the rest of the body. When myelin is damaged, |
| irreversible damage to the entire organism. Multiple | | | | the transmission of electrical impulses between |
| sclerosis is mainly manifested through states of | | | | nervous cells is perturbed, considerably slowing down |
| pronounced fatigue, body weakness, poorly | | | | the body's response to external stimuli. Destruction |
| coordinated movement of the body, poor balance | | | | of myelin can lead to serious dysfunctions of the |
| and muscle pain, numbness, weakness or spasms. In | | | | nervous system, causing various abnormal |
| later stages of the disease, multiple sclerosis can | | | | neuropsychological manifestations. |
| generate decreased vision, inaccurate and slow | | | | Multiple sclerosis is diagnosed upon various criteria. |
| perceptions of external stimuli, mental confusion, poor | | | | External manifestations of the disease are not |
| concentration and even short-term memory loss. | | | | sufficient in diagnosing patients with multiple sclerosis. |
| Another common feature to people who suffer from | | | | Therefore, the process of diagnosing multiple |
| multiple sclerosis is depression. Statistics indicate that | | | | sclerosis often involves analysis of the nervous cells' |
| more than 75 percent of people affected by multiple | | | | integrity (especially the integrity of the myelin), blood |
| sclerosis also suffer from depression. | | | | tests and a careful examination of patients' |
| As indicated by statistics, there are around 2 million | | | | neurological manifestations. |
| people affected by multiple sclerosis worldwide, and | | | | Once patients are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, |
| their numbers are continuously rising. In the United | | | | they are prescribed an appropriate medical treatment. |
| States alone, there are around 350.000 reported | | | | Through the means of medical treatments, specific |
| cases of multiple sclerosis. For some reason, this | | | | therapies and lifestyle changes, people who suffer |
| form of neurological disease mostly affects young | | | | from multiple sclerosis can gradually experience an |
| people. Multiple sclerosis has the highest prevalence in | | | | amelioration of their symptoms. Appropriate diet, |
| people with ages between 20 and 40, and the | | | | healthy sleep patterns and minimal stress conditions |
| disease is rarely developed by people at more | | | | greatly contribute to an improvement of the overall |
| advanced stages of life. Another interesting aspect | | | | condition of people with multiple sclerosis. If multiple |
| of multiple sclerosis is that it tends to affect mostly | | | | sclerosis is timely discovered, the medications and |
| women. Although multiple sclerosis can also be | | | | therapies available today can overcome the damage |
| developed by men, the disease is very common in | | | | caused at the level of the nervous system and |
| women. | | | | patients with the disease can be successfully |
| Multiple sclerosis involves an inflammatory process at | | | | recovered from the disease. |