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Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms. It's also known as MS. In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, known as myelin. This interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body ...
Multiple sclerosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
There are no specific tests for MS. The diagnosis is given by a combination of medical history, physical exam, MRIs and spinal tap results. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis also involves ruling out other conditions that might produce similar symptoms. This is known as a differential diagnosis. MRI multiple sclerosis lesions Enlarge image Lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap Enlarge image
Multiple sclerosis care at Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis care at Mayo Clinic Your Mayo Clinic care team Mayo Clinic's world-renowned multiple sclerosis teams include neurologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists (physiatrists), urologists, psychiatrists, and neuro-ophthalmologists, as well as other specialists working together as a multidisciplinary team to evaluate and treat everyone.
Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis, also called MS, is a disease in which the immune system attacks the covering surrounding the nerves in your brain and spinal cord. This covering is called the myelin sheath. These nerves send information from your brain and spinal cord to other nerves in your body, and myelin helps make this transmission efficient.
Explaining multiple sclerosis - Mayo Clinic
Clinical courses for MS: Relapsing remitting MS and progressive MS Now I'm going to talk about the various clinical courses of multiple sclerosis. By far the most common form of multiple sclerosis, occurring in about 85% of patients, is relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
Esclerosis múltiple - Síntomas y causas - Mayo Clinic
Soy el Dr. Oliver Tobien, neurólogo especializado en esclerosis múltiple de Mayo Clinic. En este video, abordaremos los aspectos básicos de la esclerosis múltiple. ¿Qué es? ¿Quién puede tenerla? Los síntomas, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento. Ya sea que estés buscando respuestas sobre tu propia salud o la de un ser querido, estamos aquí para darte la mejor información disponible ...
What is multiple sclerosis? An expert explains - Mayo Clinic
Watch as a Mayo Clinic expert explains the basics of multiple sclerosis. Find out about multiple sclerosis symptoms, causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Demyelinating disease: What can you do about it? - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. In this disease, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath or the cells that produce and maintain it.
Multiple sclerosis: Can it cause seizures? - Mayo Clinic
Seizures occur more often in people with multiple sclerosis than in the general population.
Exercise and multiple sclerosis - Mayo Clinic
Yes, people with MS can exercise. Take an individual approach because disability in MS can vary from person to person. Feeling very tired and experiencing weakness and poor coordination discourages some people from exercising. But being active can help people with MS in many ways. Some studies show ...
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