Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms It's also known as ms In ms, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, known as myelin This interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body. There are no specific tests for ms The diagnosis is given by a combination of medical history, physical exam, mris and spinal tap results
A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis also involves ruling out other conditions that might produce similar symptoms This is known as a differential diagnosis Mri multiple sclerosis lesions enlarge image lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap enlarge image Oliver tobien, neurólogo especializado en esclerosis múltiple de mayo clinic En este video, abordaremos los aspectos básicos de la esclerosis múltiple Los síntomas, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento
Relapsing remitting ms and progressive ms now i'm going to talk about the various clinical courses of multiple sclerosis By far the most common form of multiple sclerosis, occurring in about 85% of patients, is relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (ms) is the most common demyelinating disease of the central nervous system In this disease, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath or the cells that produce and maintain it. Seizures occur more often in people with multiple sclerosis than in the general population. There is no cure for multiple sclerosis (ms)
However, progress has been made in developing new medicines to treat it Dmts can reduce the frequency and severity of ms. Optic neuritis occurs when swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve — a bundle of nerve fibers that transmits visual information from your eye to your brain Common symptoms of optic neuritis include pain with eye movement and temporary vision loss in one eye.
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