Multiple sclerosis Flashcards
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What is MS?
A
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition which can affect the brain and/or spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation or balance.
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What are the symptons of MS?
A
fatigue difficulty walking vision problems, such as blurred vision problems controlling the bladder numbness or tingling in different parts of the body muscle stiffness and spasms problems with balance and co-ordination problems with thinking, learning and planning
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What causes MS?
A
MS is an autoimmune condition. This is when something goes wrong with the immune system and it mistakenly attacks a healthy part of the body – in this case, the brain or spinal cord of the nervous system.
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What is the treatment for MS?
A
treating relapses of MS symptoms (with steroid medication)
treating specific MS symptoms
treatment to reduce the number of relapses (disease-modifying therapies)
