Multiple sclerosis, like any other chronic disease, flows in two phases: exacerbation (remission) replaced with miosis and so on. It occurs in 85% of patients. This disease is called transient. Usually exacerbation lasts from 24 hours up to 2 months.
Often, after the first exacerbation, the disease does not manifest itself within the next 10 or [...]
The focuses of multiple sclerosis can be located in any area of the central and peripheral nervous system, so sclerosis symptoms may be quite different, and individually matched for each patient. But there are manifestations of the disease, which can be observed most often:
1. Sensitive violations: tingling sensation or numbness in hands, feet or one [...]
Multiple sclerosis – a chronic demyelinating disease, characterized by signs of nervous system lesions, proceeds with exacerbation and remission. As nosological form it was first described by Jean Charcot in 1866.
Multiple sclerosis is the third frequent disease (exceeded only by twing disease and epilepsy) in neurology. In USA, this disease affects millions of people. The guile of multiple sclerosis is that the bulk of cases occur in the younger generation.
Moreover, in women sclerosis occurs twice more than in men. Before 15 and after 60 years [...]
Multiple sclerosis remains a mysterious and unknown disease. Scientists refer this to a group of autoimmune diseases. This means that the human immune system has shown no aggression to the alien factors (bacteria, viruses, etc.) but to its own tissues (nerves myelinic shells), causing them to be damaged.
During the exacerbation of the disease in the [...]
As it was mentioned above, there are no specific symptoms for multiple sclerosis. Therefore, during the first attack, the disease is often impossible to diagnose unless there next exacerbation. While the patient is often able to recall that many years ago, he was teeter a few days or urinary incontinence was noted. This episode is [...]
Treatment of exacerbation is conducted, depending on its severity.
In light exacerbation with isolated sensitive or emotional disorders using: General tonic tools, tools that improve the blood supply of tissues, vitamins, antioxidants, sedatives, if necessary – antidepressants.
In more severe exacerbation use:
1. Hormones – corticosteroids (metipred, prednisolone). Used large doses of hormones for 5 days – such [...]