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Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年11月1日 · Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. 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.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS): What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment
2024年1月25日 · Multiple sclerosis (MS) damages the protective cover around nerves called myelin in your central nervous system. It can cause muscle weakness, vision changes, numbness and memory issues. While there isn’t a cure, treatment options can help you manage symptoms and slow disease progression.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the central nervous system. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, a condition in which the body attacks itself by mistake. MS is an unpredictable disease that affects people differently.
Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Healthline
2024年5月29日 · Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition involving your central nervous system (CNS). With MS, your immune system attacks myelin, which is the protective layer around nerve fibers. MS...
4 Early Signs of MS You Shouldn’t Ignore - Cleveland Clinic …
2022年3月29日 · Watch out for vision loss, facial paralysis, limb weakness and dizziness. Your chances of getting multiple sclerosis (MS) are relatively slim — only about 1 person in 1,000 develops it. But for those who do, this serious disease affects your central nervous system, disrupting communication between your brain and other parts of your body.
Multiple Sclerosis | National Institute of Neurological Disorders …
2025年1月31日 · What is multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disorder. It is an autoimmune disorder, meaning that in MS the immune system—which normally protects us from viruses, bacteria, and other threats—mistakenly attacks healthy cells. MS symptoms usually begin in young adults, between the ages of 20 and 40.
Multiple sclerosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年11月1日 · Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder or NMOSD and MOG-associated disorder can give features similar to multiple sclerosis. These are more common in people of Asian or African-American ethnicity. And your doctor may recommend blood tests to exclude these disorders.
Multiple Sclerosis: Facts, Statistics, and You - Healthline
2025年1月29日 · Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most widespread disabling neurological conditions of young adults around the world. You can develop MS at any age, but most people receive...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) > Fact Sheets - Yale Medicine
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is estimated to affect almost 1 million Americans and the disease actually comes in many different forms. No two cases of MS, a disease that affects the central nervous system, are the same since nerves are affected in different ways and show a variety of symptoms.
Multiple sclerosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects function in cognitive, emotional, motor, sensory, or visual areas and occurs as a result of a person’s immune system attacking their brain and spinal cord. It is estimated that over 1.8 million people have MS worldwide. People of all ages can be affected, but it is more common in young adults and in females.