MS Symptoms: Primary Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis symptoms
The
prognosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis brings up many
questions and of course many challenges. Perhaps
the greatest tool for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis
is information: Learning about
possible natural treatments for multiple sclerosis as well as effective
multiple sclerosis medications. This
page serves as a brief introduction to the prognosis of primary
progressive multiple sclerosis, and as a resource portal to help you
get more information about M.S.
What Is Primary Progressive M.S.?
Multiple
sclerosis is a nerve disorder caused by destruction of the insulating
layer surrounding neurons in the brain and spinal cord. This
insulation, called myelin, helps electrical signals pass quickly and
smoothly between the brain and the rest of the body. When the myelin is
destroyed, nerve messages are sent more slowly and less efficiently.
Patches of scar tissue, called plaques, form over the affected areas,
further disrupting nerve communication. The symptoms of multiple
sclerosis occur when the brain and spinal cord nerves no longer
communicate properly with other parts of the body. Multiple sclerosis
causes a wide variety of symptoms and can affect vision, balance,
strength, sensation, coordination, and bodily functions.
Who gets Primary Progressive Multiple
Sclerosis?
Multiple
sclerosis affects more than a quarter of a million people in the United
States.
Most people have their first symptoms between the ages of 20 and 40;
symptoms rarely begin before 15 or after 60. Women are almost twice as
likely to get multiple sclerosis as men, especially in their early
years. People of northern European heritage are more likely to be
affected than people of other racial backgrounds, and multiple
sclerosis rates are higher in the United
States,
Canada,
and Northern
Europe
than in other parts of the world. multiple sclerosis is very rare among
Asians and North and South American Indigenous peoples.
Symptoms of Multple Sclerosis
M.S.
common symptoms can affect almost every system of the body. There may
be visual difficulties, emotional disturbances, speech disorders,
convulsions, paralysis or numbness of various regions of the body,
bladder disturbances, and muscular weakness. The course of the disease
varies greatly from person to person. In some patients, the multiple
sclerosis symptoms remit and return, sometimes at frequent intervals
and sometimes after several years. In others the progression of M.S.
continues steadily
Is Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Hereditary?
Multiple
sclerosis is not strictly a hereditary disease. However, multiple
sclerosis is a disease influenced by a variety of factors, one of which
is the genetic background of an individual. There is no single gene
known to be responsible for multiple sclerosis, though a few genes have
been demonstrated to increase the risk of developing M.S.. Although
these genes are of scientific interest and continue to play a part in
research, they are not enough to diagnose an individual with multiple
sclerosis or estimate the likelihood of getting M.S.
Perhaps one of the most effective tools for fighting M.S. is
carefully researching much of the information about
it.
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