What organs does multiple sclerosis affect?

Answer 1

The central nervous system. 'Central nervous system' answers what MS affects, but not who. It affects between 2 & 3 times as many women as men, & usually (but not always) starts in early adult life: 20's, 30's or 40's. The incidence increases the further away from the equator you live There is a slightly increased chance of getting MS if a close relative has it, but this only raises the odds to around 1 in 100 rather than 1 in 700 for the rest of the population.

Answer 2

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system, attacking the brain and the spinal cord. MS attacks myelin, the fatty material that acts as a protective coating to the body's nerves.The inflammation of the nerve tissues covering the nerves can affect any part of the nervous system and varies from person to person. Normal nerve function decreases with the onset of MS because MS causes scars to form on the covering of the nerve. Multiple Sclerosis acquires this term because it literally means scars. The covering of the nerve with myelin is very important so that the nerve can transmit signals rapidly and efficiently. Demylelination enables the nerve to carry impulses properly by either blocking or slowing transmission and this is why the various symptoms of MS occur.

Symptoms associated with Multiple sclerosis consist in a wide range. MS could cause a numbness of the limbs, loss of vision, or even paralysis. There is no specific set of symptoms that a patient may experience because MS may have affected different parts of the nervous system. Some patients may experience a loss of balance, unstable walking, clumsiness, blurred vision, spasticity (a spring-like resistance to moving or being moved), abnormal speech, memory loss, impotence, and bladder problems are to name a few. In any one patient the symptoms may vary with each attack. The symptoms can last up to days or maybe months, they can go away or the patient can relapse periodically. All of the symptoms associated with MS are caused by the deterioration of the myelin that coats the nerves.

Therefore, what causes MS? What causes the nerves of the bodies of MS patients to obtain scarring? Why do people get MS? The cause of MS is not known. But is said not to be hereditary

Answer 3

It varies from "very little" to "paralyzed and bedridden".

I know two people with MS. One is in her 60s and has had MS for 20 years or so. The effects are primarily that she gets easily tired and that she stumbles and loses her grip on objects so they fall more often than what is common.

The other is in her 20s and has had MS for around 10 years. Early on the effect was limited to stumbling like she was slightly drunk, and she would sometimes be denied service in bars and restaurants because they thought she was drunk.
These days she is in a wheelchair and can't walk more than a few metres at a time.

Answer 4

The fatty sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord (are damaged).

Addendum to above answer:

Multiple sclerosis affects the nerve cells that travel to the brain and the spinal column. Take a look at the Related Links for more information.

Answer 5

Multiple Sclerosis Affects the Nerve System, Brain and Spinal cord!!

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Answer 6

It depends on the location of the nerves which are damaged. For example, optic nerve damage, can cause Blindness.

Answer 7

no, it effects all ages