{"id":2391,"date":"2022-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdbc2.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/common-symptoms-and-treatments-for-multiple-sclerosis\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T05:00:00","slug":"common-symptoms-and-treatments-for-multiple-sclerosis","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.mdbriefcase.com\/fr\/blog\/common-symptoms-and-treatments-for-multiple-sclerosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Symptoms and Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiple sclerosis<\/span><\/a>, or MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. While the exact cause is unknown, the leading theory suggests an unknown substance triggers the immune system, causing it to attack myelin, the fatty covering over the nerves.<\/span><\/p>\n

As inflammation and myelin breakdown occur, scarring or sclerosis develops, interrupting nerve signals throughout the nervous system. The result is problems with vision, movement, thinking, muscle strength, and eventually disability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone can get MS, but it is two to three times more common in women between the ages of 20 and 50. MS also affects white people more often and is most common in areas farther from the equator, though not everyone in these locations has the same risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some areas, like Canada and the Middle East, have a high or increasing prevalence of multiple sclerosis. <\/span> In Canada<\/span><\/a>, 250 per 100,000 people have multiple sclerosis, while <\/span> Israel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0sees 141 cases per 100,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Are Early Symptoms?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Multiple sclerosis is unpredictable and affects people differently. Relapsing-remitting MS causes acute symptoms with periods of remission, while other types may progress rapidly or slowly. Early MS might also be confused with other conditions. Symptoms include:<\/span><\/p>\n