In the year 1868, a disease that affects the central nervous system was identified. In the studies of Jean-Martin Charcot, he named the disease that would eventually become known as “Multiple Sclerosis”. Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is an autoimmune disease that makes your body attack the covering of the axons of the nerves, known as the myelin sheath, in the brain and along the spinal cord. This can cause a disruption in the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. ("Multiple Sclerosis Information Page.") This can lead to generalized pain, visual disturbances/blindness, and loss of motor abilities. This disease can affect a very wide range of ages. “The onset of MS typically occurs between the ages of 15 and 50, with the peak
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The first and most common type is called “Relapsing-remitting MS” (RRMS). This will cause those with RRMS to experience flare ups in the intensity of the disease (called relapses) and may exhibit new symptoms. “Secondary-Progressive MS” (SPMS) is a category where the disease will progress and worsen over time. This can be with or without relapses. Many people with RRMS will develop SPMS over time. “Primary-progressive MS” (PPMS) occurs similarly to SPMS as it worsens throughout time but does show presence of relapsing. “Progressive-Relapsing MS” (PRMS) is a very rare form of Multiple Sclerosis as it only occurs in 5 percent of those with MS. This category describes how the disease is much worse in the beginning with only some relapses. Benign MS is characterized by mild disease where the patient still remains fully functional in their neurological systems approximately 15 years prior to the disease. (O’Sullivan Et Al. 779) Lastly, Malignant MS the occurrence of the progression of the disease becoming so rapid it can lead to substantial disability or death within even a short time of the …show more content…
Often times some people may not even show any visible symptoms and can be suffering where no one can see physically. There has been efforts to appease and eventually eliminate the disease throughout. National MS Society states that therapy manages and slows down the progression of MS and diagnosing the disease as early as possible to start these treatments can help slow the advancement. There have also been breakthroughs on the etiology of MS, as there have been an increase in how many people have it that are further from the equator; this has caused researchers to identify that perhaps vitamin D takes a roll in the onset of the disease.("Treating MS.") While no cure, cause, or definite treatment to stop MS is available currently, the efforts into researching are paying off as more discoveries are being made year by year.
Bibliography
Compston, Alastair, and Douglas McAlpine. McAlpine's Multiple Sclerosis. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2007. Print.
"Multiple Sclerosis Information Page." National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2017. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Multiple-Sclerosis-Information-Page
O'Sullivan, Susan B., Thomas J. Schmitz, and George D. Fulk. "19." Physical Rehabilitation. 5th ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 2014. N. pag. Print.
Rudd, Dale. "Dale Rudd - Multiple
The first and most common type is called “Relapsing-remitting MS” (RRMS). This will cause those with RRMS to experience flare ups in the intensity of the disease (called relapses) and may exhibit new symptoms. “Secondary-Progressive MS” (SPMS) is a category where the disease will progress and worsen over time. This can be with or without relapses. Many people with RRMS will develop SPMS over time. “Primary-progressive MS” (PPMS) occurs similarly to SPMS as it worsens throughout time but does show presence of relapsing. “Progressive-Relapsing MS” (PRMS) is a very rare form of Multiple Sclerosis as it only occurs in 5 percent of those with MS. This category describes how the disease is much worse in the beginning with only some relapses. Benign MS is characterized by mild disease where the patient still remains fully functional in their neurological systems approximately 15 years prior to the disease. (O’Sullivan Et Al. 779) Lastly, Malignant MS the occurrence of the progression of the disease becoming so rapid it can lead to substantial disability or death within even a short time of the …show more content…
Often times some people may not even show any visible symptoms and can be suffering where no one can see physically. There has been efforts to appease and eventually eliminate the disease throughout. National MS Society states that therapy manages and slows down the progression of MS and diagnosing the disease as early as possible to start these treatments can help slow the advancement. There have also been breakthroughs on the etiology of MS, as there have been an increase in how many people have it that are further from the equator; this has caused researchers to identify that perhaps vitamin D takes a roll in the onset of the disease.("Treating MS.") While no cure, cause, or definite treatment to stop MS is available currently, the efforts into researching are paying off as more discoveries are being made year by year.
Bibliography
Compston, Alastair, and Douglas McAlpine. McAlpine's Multiple Sclerosis. 4th ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2007. Print.
"Multiple Sclerosis Information Page." National Institutes of Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2017. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Multiple-Sclerosis-Information-Page
O'Sullivan, Susan B., Thomas J. Schmitz, and George D. Fulk. "19." Physical Rehabilitation. 5th ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 2014. N. pag. Print.
Rudd, Dale. "Dale Rudd - Multiple