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Does multiple sclerosis usually onset at a certain age?
Multiple sclerosis has no certain age that it occurs. It can happen to a person in their 20s or in their 60s.
Multiple sclerosis is a disabling disease that affects those over sixty years of age?
false
How did Barbara Jordan die and when?
She died of complications from pneumonia on January 17, 1996.
What age do most symptoms of Multiple sclerosis most usually appear?
Most commonly, between the ages of 20-40.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune attacks the body's nerve cells around what age do the symptoms of MS most usually appear?
The onset of MS is usually at age 20 to 40 years
Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms, Causes and Treatment?
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the spinal cord and brain. The disease is more commonly seen in women and can affect all age groups, although it is typically diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. This overview outlines multiple sclerosis symptoms, how the disease develops and how diagnosed individuals can effectively manage their symptoms.SymptomsThe symptoms of multiple sclerosis vary greatly and it is possible for individuals to experience symptoms for an extended period of time. It is also not uncommon for symptoms to disappear and enter remission. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis include loss of muscle control, muscle spasms, weak or numb limbs, dizziness, fatigue, coordination difficulties, tremors and a tingling sensation in some parts of the body. Vision is also affected, as a person with multiple sclerosis may experience full or partial vision loss, blurred vision, double vision and eye pain.CausesAlthough the exact cause of multiple sclerosis is not entirely known, it is thought that the immune system plays an integral role in the development of the disease. When an individual has multiple sclerosis, their immune system attacks and damages healthy body tissues. Myelin is mostly affected, which is the fatty covering that protects and insulates nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. These nerves aid in the communication process between the brain and body and also control muscle movements.TreatmentMultiple sclerosis does not have a cure and treatments are focused on controlling symptoms and slowing the progression of the disease. Oral or intravenous corticosteroids are common treatments for multiple sclerosis and work by reducing inflammation, which can trigger a symptom relapse. Plasma exchange, or plasmapheresis, can also manage symptom outbreaks. This treatment involves separating blood cells from plasma and is typically administered in severe cases of multiple sclerosis.Other medications such as beta interferons and immunosuppressant medications slow the advancement of multiple sclerosis by altering or suppressing the immune response. Physical therapy is also beneficial and can help individuals with multiple sclerosis improve functioning with everyday tasks and aid in muscle strengthening and stretching exercises.
Are men's health physicians specfic to age groups?
Men's health physicians are generally not specific to a certain age group, however there are specific doctors for geriatrics.
Is ms contagious?
It is proposed that multiple sclerosis may be transmitted chiefly by sexual contact. Arguments favoring this include: migration studies that suggest a transmissible agent in adolescence; clusters of multiple sclerosis which have occurred in low prevalence areas following entry of young males; the similarity of multiple sclerosis to tropical spastic paraplegia, a known sexually transmitted infection with resemblance to primary progressive multiple sclerosis; an increased rate in drug misusers; a similar age of onset and sex pattern to that found in sexually transmitted disease; increased incidence of multiple sclerosis in those using oral contraceptives; low multiple sclerosis rates in societies with a strict moral code; longitudinal shifts in sex prevalence that show an increase in women after the sexual revolution of the 1960s; and important exceptions to the worldwide distribution corresponding to countries with permissive attitudes to sex. Family, conjugal pair, twin, and adoption studies are compatible with an infectious cause of multiple sclerosis if this is sexually transmitted. It is not proposed that sexual transmission is the only cause but that inherited factors create a susceptibility to a sexually transmitted neurotropic agent. It is hoped this hypothesis might encourage a new direction of neurological research.
How many climbers with ms have climbed Everest?
I dont no how many but on the 23rd May 2009 Lori Schneider age 52 from USA became the first to have reached the summit of Everest with multiple sclerosis
Can you get multiple sclerosis in your sixties?
Yes. MS can be diagnosed at any age or gender. The most common new diagnosis goes to a woman between the ages of 30 and 45, but it can strike at any time.
What is the average age of onset for primary lateral sclerosis?
The disease is typically detected in middle age, after age 50.
How long does the average person live with ms?
People with MS usually only live about 5-10 years less than the average person. More specifically, the average onset of the disease occurs at about 30 years of age, and on average people live about 30 years with the disease. Resources: http://www.themcfox.com/multiple-sclerosis/ms-facts/multiple-sclerosis-facts.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis
