My facts about Multiple Sclerosis

• MS is a disease of the nervous system
• MS is not contagious
• People usually don't die from MS
• MS is unpredictable
• Symptoms for MS may be gamut from slight burning of vision to paralasys
• There are 200 new cases of MS reported every week
• MS is uncurable
• MS is treatable
• There are 5 clinics for MS in Massachusetts
• More than 250,000 Americans currently suffer from MS
• Most patients diagnosedare between 15-40
• Women are the victims twice as frequently as men.
• You can inherit the disease
• When the Myelin is destroyed plaques or scars develop.
• Symptoms: Weakness in muscles, changes in fealing with numbness or tingling, double vision, dizziness, or lightheadedness
• Cortisone-like substances are frequently used during acute attacks
• it is a demyelinating disease
• effects vision, speech and coordination
• lesions develop in the brain
• symptoms occur at irregular intervalts for many years
• MS is rare in Asia and Africa, and is more comment in temperate climates
• MS sufferers are to live for about 20-30 years after they are diagnosed w/ MS, but some die within weeks, and some live on for more than 50 years.
• the electromyogram, (EMG), looks at the movement of nerves in muscles, and can diagnose nerve disorders such as MS.
• there is no treatment for MS, but radiation treatments have shown to lessen the progress of the disease.
• after the first symptom another symptom may not be seen for months to years
• There are 5 clinics in Massachusetts
• MS is a disease where there is a loss of a white, fatty sheath in the brain or spinal chord called myelin
• there is no treatment for MS, but radiation treatments have shown to lessen the progress of the disease
• the cause for MS is unknown, however, researchers believe that it is caused by viral infection. Others believe that it is an autoimmune dosord