MS

Running head : MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS

Abstract

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease affecting the nervous system Its symptoms differ from one person to another . The disease is said to affect more women than men and has no cure . However , several treatment options are administered to MS patients to relieve them from symptoms associated with MS . This paper discusses MS prognosis , mechanisms of injury as well as several treatment options for the patients

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is an inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system basically the brain and the spinal

cord . It is characterized by perivascular infiltration of monocytes and lymphocytes that appear as indurated areas in pathologic specimens . It is a dynamic disease with constant lesion formation and progressive clinical course that may lead to physical disability (Dangond , 2010

Medline Plus (2010 ) points out that symptoms of MS widely differ from one person to another because the nerve damage to one site normally shows different symptoms from that of another site Nevertheless , the leading symptoms include visual disturbances , muscle weakness , coordination and balance difficulties , sensations , thinking and memory problems (Medline Plus , 2010 . There is currently no cure for MS but medicines as well as physical therapy may slow it down or control its symptoms

MS Process or Mechanism of Injury

According to Dangond (2010 , MS is a disease of the white matter tissue consisting of nerve fibres that are responsible for transmitting communication signals both internally and within the central nervous system as well as between the central nervous...