Multiple Sclerosis

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One contraindication is warm water immersion (e.g. hot tub or extended hydrotherapy in a warm pool) or extensive hot packs - anything that may raise the patient's core temperature - as this will lead to extreme fatigue.

Patron saints against neurological or nerve diseases are St. Bartholomew the Apostle and St. Dymphna. There is no particular patron for those who suffer from Parkinsons. However, Pope John Paul II suffered from it and would be a perfect person to pray to even though he is not yet canonized and not a patron saint.

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There are definitely lots of treatments available today for MS. The latest development has been the Liberation Treatment which has been brought forth by the Italian Dr. Paolo Zamboni. Though this treatment is still being investigated for its efficacy through clinical studies, it has shown positive results in most cases. Many hospitals carry out this treatment. It is however cheaper to get treatment in countries like India, where they have expertise like that of Apollo hospitals in Chennai.

T2 is a type of MRI imaging technique in which TE and TR (Echo time and Repetition time) are longer and the image's contrast and brightness is determined specifically by T2 signals. A "hyperintense lesion" would appear as a bright white spot on a T2-weighted MRI, and its location is in the left centrum semiovale. The centrum semiovale is a large region of "white matter". It is composed of the fibers carrying information to and from the surface of the brain (cortex) to the deeper structures of the brain and to the spinal cord.

T2 FLAIR Hyperintensity is when hyperintensity is seen via FLAIR (Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery) during the T2, or spin-spin, relaxation cycle. This process helps nullify natural fluid signals in the body to find plaques and lesions in the brain. Hyperintensity describes areas of high intensity in the brain during an MRI.

multiple sclerosis may be the body's delayed immune reaction to viruses such as measles, Herpes simplex, rubella, and parainfluenza.

Unfortunately, Multiple Sclerosis does not really have a cure. However, there have been constant advancements in treatments and a lot is being invested in research. A recent development has been the Liberation Treatment, which is still being investigated for its efficacy through clinical studies. It has shown positive results; much to the satisfaction of many patients. They feel their energy returning and are able to do a lot more things than they used to.

There are many hospitals around the world that offer this treatment. I've heard India is a good destination for this treatment. There are quite a few including Apollo Hospitals in the city of Chennai that offer Liberation Treatment.

MS patients who are exposed to heat see a temporary worsening of their symptoms; removal from the heat causes the symptoms to subside.

Before MRIs were being used to more conclusively diagnose MS, doctors would sometimes place patients in a hot tub: if their symptoms got worse, and then subsided following removal from the tub, doctors would suspect MS as the cause.

It is important to note that the temporary worsening of symptoms caused by heat does not affect disease progression and does not cause earlier onset of disease progression.

Multiple Sclerosis typically presents its first symptoms between the ages of 20 and 50. MS has been known to present in young children (Pediatric MS) and in significantly older adults.

One has about a 13% chance of developing MS symptoms prior to age 20, but once an adult crosses age 50, the likelihood of developing MS drops to about 7%. Studies have shown that 2 to 5% of people diagnosed with MS had symptoms of the disease while they were still children (younger than 18).

The myelin sheeth helps keep signals (like electrical impulses) within the axon so that they can get to the cell body (of the neuron). This is necessary for muscles to contract (to move). If myelin is lost the signal or "electrical impulse" is less and less which has an affect on muscle function because there isn't enough signal to stimulate or "tell" the muslce to move.

Multiple sclerosis is not a "deadly" or "lethal" disease. It does not kill a person like, say, stage 4 inoperable breast or colon cancer. But it can become very aggressive and debilitating at any time. I have MS and saw your question and I hope this effectively answers it. Although MS pt's don't usually die from the disease itself there is a much higher rate of suicide due to physical and mental toll this disease takes on the patient, much higher than the general public.

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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.

Yes. Massage therapy is helpful in relieving muscle tension associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and it also helps to promote nerve function as well. Massage therapy can also improve spasticity and muscle stiffness.

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.

There is no blood work test available to definitively diagnose Multiple Sclerosis. Blood work is collected during the diagnosis process to rule out 'mimics' to Multiple Sclerosis, that can be detected through blood work. This is an important part of the diagnosis process, as an MS diagnosis is a process of exclusion.

Upon receiving a diagnosis for Multiple Sclerosis, if one chooses a therapy treatment, regular blood work may be required as part of the treatment to monitor changes to the body (such as the liver).

Multiple sclerosis affects the central nervous system by causing a breakdown of the myelin sheath surrounding certain nerve fibers. The myelin sheath is a fatty layer surrounding the nerves that acts much like the insulation around an electrical wire. When it is destroyed, the impulses carried by these nerves generally become ineffective to the point where the parts of the body served by these nerves become erratic or non-functional. The nerve damage is in the spinal column and the brain.

No. Urea is generally excreted by MOST adult amphibians.

ME is myalgic encephalomyelitis, and is sometimes known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; it appears to be the aftermath of a viral infection.

MS is multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disorder, which causes nerve damage and can affect almost any part of the body. It can cause fatigue.

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One of the conundrums surrounding MS is that it has no symptoms which are unique to it. Every symptom you can experience in MS can be attributed to something else. A diagnosis of MS, therefore, is a diagnosis of exclusion. When you exclude everything else which could be causing that symptom, it can only be MS.

MS also cannot be conclusively diagnosed using any imaging or chemical analysis. These things point to MS, but they are not conclusive.

Part of the diagnosis of MS is the experience of the relapses themselves. In order to be diagnosed with clinical MS, you need to experience two distinct episodes disseminated by space and time. Dissemination of space means two separate physical systems, while dissemination of time usually means about six months.

About the best you can hope for is a single, clinically isolated event, and no further relapses. While it can't officially be diagnosed as clinical MS, it can be treated that way. Studies are attempting to show whether or not early intervention (after the initial event) with disease-modifying medication can prevent full-blown clinical MS.

To answer your question, you need to experience at least one relapse before you can officially be diagnosed with possible or probable MS.

Thank you for your reply, this information is really important to me!! But your answer also raised further questions! (And since I've tried researching this online and elsewhere and got lost in the heap of info, I'll go ahead and ask some more). My mate had a single episode which led him to the hospital and after a spinal tap, MRIs and all those great tests, he was diagnosed with MS. He has ever since been treated with disease-modifying drugs (which he hates as they are injected) and never had another episode since. That is he hasn't had any other episode since the first one in 4 years except for a strange sensation in his spinal chord which he and other MSers describe as "electricity running up your spine" which occurs rarely.

My question is: Is it possible that he may never have another episode? (If such a thing can be predicted!!) And since there is absence of episodes for such a long time is it worth continuing the treatment? I am asking this because all those injections and blood tests and MRIs can take a significant toll on the psychology of someone afraid of needles.

I would be very grateful for another reply as I haven't had the chance to speak with a doctor about this yet.

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Fear not, there is hope!

Specifically, there are a few things that may help to put your mind at ease slightly.

1. While it is not possible to predict whether or not you will have another relapse, what is known from empirical studies is that the longer you go without a relapse, the longer it will likely be before you have another. For example, if it's been five years since your last relapse, all else being equal, it will possibly be another ten years before you have another.

2. For the needle-phobic, there is a new therapy that is just making its way on to the market, and it is oral (i.e. it's a pill). There is expected to be at least one of the pills approved this year. If using needles is interfering with you getting treatment, this may be an option that you and your neurologist can discuss.

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Again I am grateful for the reply!

I know about the pill but my mate's doctor said "you don't change from a treatment that seems to be working fine to the pill just because you don't like the needle".... I guess he's right but we'll see into that again when it gets approved.

The way I understand it though is that nobody can completely exclude a future relapse no matter how long you go with no episodes.

Not that I complain, things are as good as they could be! A big thanx to all who took the time to reply and helped me understand some things better!

Wikipedia mentions that Multiple Sclerosis, which is an inflammatory disease, is highly susceptible to occur in individuals with low levels of uric acid, as mentioned as follows: "Gout occurs less than would statistically be expected in people with MS, and low levels of uric acid have been found in MS patients as compared to normal individuals. This led to the theory that uric acid protects against MS, although its exact importance remains unknown".

A profusion of uric acid in the human body is prone to induce kidney stones which high levels of kidney stones have been correlated to large consumption rates of Vitamin C. So far, we can determine a clear correlation between MS and a reduction of vitamin C in the diet.

Also, because Vitamin C (which is an antioxidant that is known to prevent the formation of oxidative stress) helps to reduce inflammation and prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases, I'm assured that a regular consumption of Vitamin C can inhibit or reduce the production of inflammation of the nervous system, which in turn can prevent MS.

To answer your question abruptly: Yes, a lack of Vitamin C will most likely produce Multiple Sclerosis in individuals that are deficient of Vitamin C.

Just a warning from my research: Both a deficiency or an overuse of Vitamin C can cause inflammation. So to be careful, consume Vitamin C in large quantities that is respectively healthy for a normal functioning person, but be sure to not overdose, even though it's highly rare to overdose on Vitamin C. Just be cautious.

MS normally begins when younger, at an average age of 35 and almost always before 50, while Parkinson's Disease begins in the late years at an average age of 65 and the likelihood increases as one gets older.

MS is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the covering of the nerves causing nerves not to transmit and receive signals to/from the muscles required for them to function. Parkinson's originates in the brain caused by the loss of dopamine neurons. This causes signals to fail between different parts of the brain that control movement.

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