What is MS? What are the diagnoses and symptoms?
MS is a chronic disease that causes damage to the central nervous system. This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerve fibers, which control almost all body activities, from muscle movement and walking to the sense of sight. On average, 1 in 1,000 people will develop MS, and the highest incidence is between the ages of 20 and 40, although it can occur at any age, as well as MS in women. It is more common. In healthy people, the nerve fibers have a protective coating called myelin. In addition to protecting the nerves, myelin speeds up the transmission of nerve messages from the brain to the organs of the body. Researchers believe that in people with MS, the lining becomes inflamed and damaged, and nerve messages from the brain are not sent to the organs of the body properly and quickly, causing the symptoms of MS. What causes MS? Medical scientists and researchers believe that a wrong reaction by the immune system may cause damage to myelin (the covering of nerve fibers), the...