Multiple Sclerosis Scientific article By Dr.Aya Sabah Nore Date: 05/11/2022 | Views: 87

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Multiple sclerosis: often hear in recent times about autoimmune diseases, where the immune system considers the components of the human body as a foreign object that must be attacked and eliminated, as well as in multiple sclerosis.
What is multiple sclerosis? It is a chronic defect in the immune system that causes it to destroy the covering membranes of the nerves (myelin), which form the barrier that protects the nerves from harm.
Causes of multiple sclerosis: There is no clear cause of infection, but: (Genetic factors, Severe infections in childhood, Vitamin D deficiency, Infectious diseases, smoking, Makes a person more susceptible to infection).
Multiple sclerosis symptoms: It does not have fixed diagnostic symptoms, and each disease can show different symptoms from the other, but the most common of these symptoms are: (Anesthesia of the extremities and loss of feeling, most often affecting the lower extremities, Blurred vision that may progress to losing one eye and feeling pain when moving it, Double or blurry vision, Feeling electric shocks when moving the head, Loss of balance while walking not coordinating the commands of the nerve centers with voluntary movements, Weakness and constant weakness,Vertigo where these symptoms appear sharply from high body temperature and are absent for periods and then reappear in the form of seizures
Multiple sclerosis complications
1- Paralysis of the lower extremities most often.
2- Problems in the urinary system or intestines.
3- Difficulty concentrating and forgetting.
4- Muscle stiffness.
5- Epilepsy.
6- Psychological disorders such as depression.
Diagnosis include: Blood test tests, It denies neurological infections and others that are similar to the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Lumbar puncture, Examination of the spinal fluid in the laboratory, and when abnormal levels of white blood cells and proteins appear, this indicates the possibility of developing multiple sclerosis and denies the presence of viral infections similar to its symptoms, MRI, Detects damage to the myelin layer through imaging the brain and spinal cord, which indicates multiple sclerosis and could be due to other causes such as lupus, Checking the pulse of nerve centers, The electrical signals sent by the brain in response to artificial electrical stimuli are measured
Multiple sclerosis treatment: There is no treatment that guarantees definitive recovery to date, but it controls acute attacks and separates the periods of their occurrence. These medications are especially for treatment, including:(corticosteroids, Interferon, Glatiramer, Natalezomab, Metoxenotron, Among other treatments), It is used in severe cases and when not responding to drug treatment, as it separates blood cells from plasma automatically
Physical therapy is followed by training the patient in stretching exercises and guiding him on how to use the devices.
There are natural herbs that relieve symptoms, but they do not treat effectively, such as: Ginkgo biloba, turmeric, Chinese hemp seeds, raspberry leaves, catnip, chamomile, dandelion roots, ginger, and as we mentioned, this is a disease that goes through periods of setback and periods of improvement, so it is considered one of the dangerous silent diseases that the patient is not sure of until he makes a medical diagnosis and Study of the health status.