MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS), occasionally called disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminate, is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects a person's central nervous system and can cause a variety of symptoms including visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, and difficulties with coordination and speech, sometimes with severe fatigue and generally resulting in problems with balance and pain (Adams, 2007).

Symptoms

MS is manifest by a broad variety of symptoms, and this likely reflects the nonspecific loci of demyelinating lesions in the central nervous system. Most individuals display only a subset of symptoms, thereby giving MS a relatively varied symptom presentation. Sensory abnormalities occur ...