Multiple Sclerosis Disease

Multiple Sclerosis Disease

Multiple Sclerosis Disease

Introduction

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the myelin or white matter of the brain and spinal cord, causing the appearance of sclerotic plaques that impede the normal functioning of these nerve fibers. Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds and insulates nerves, acting as the coverage of an electric wire and allowing the nerve to transmit its impulses rapidly. The speed and efficiency with which these impulses are conducted allow smooth movements, quick and coordinated with little conscious effort.

Faces of Multiple Sclerosis Disease

Multiple sclerosis, or otherwise, multiple sclerosis - is one of the common diseases of the central nervous system (i.e. brain and spinal cord). It is believed that among the causes leading to disability, young adults, this disease ranks third after the injury and rheumatic diseases. Diagnosis of the disease usually put in 20-40 years.

The essence of the changes in the body is that the outer sheath of nerve fibers, consisting of protein-lipid complex - myelin - is damaged by some unknown factor. This leads to the violation, slowing down or completely stops transmission of nerve impulses from the central nervous system to various organs and body parts. Symptoms may vary depending on location, where he destroyed the brain or spinal cord. Most often the disease is manifested dysfunction of the lower extremities, visually impaired, motor coordination and speech. (Murray, 2005)

Cause of multiple sclerosis has not yet been established, but there is an authoritative version according to which damage to the myelin sheath occurs due to malfunction of the immune system of the body. The role of trigger mechanism may play a virus or another, harmless in itself, an agent. To the disruption may cause a variety of inflammatory diseases, most commonly acute viral respiratory infections and intestinal, skin and many others. Bad teeth, chronic tonsillitis, sinusitis, chronic adnexitis are a constant threat throughout the body, causing disturbances in the immune status of man. That's why so many of the doctors can hear the words of the benefits of regular checkups and the benefits of preventive measures. Insolation or in the bath, especially in spring, often serves as a trigger for the manifestation of the first signs of multiple sclerosis.

At first, after the attacks of the disease comes complete or almost complete recovery of previously lost functions of the body because the nervous system has a huge reserve capacity. Considerable ability of the nervous system to restore proved in their experiments even Academician IP Pavlov. He partially severed spinal cord dogs at different levels so that the total area of ??the intersection area was a little more cross-sectional area of ??spinal cord. And what happened? After a while the dog, immobilized as a result of the operation, got up, started walking and then running. Restoration of functions is as long as not hurt quite a lot of nerve fibers. Up to this point the role of the conductor of nerve impulses instead of destroyed structures takes on the neighboring, yet untouched by the disease areas of nerve ...