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How Does Multiple Sclerosis Occur?
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- What Is It? & Symptoms
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Prevention
There is no way to prevent multiple sclerosis.
Treatment
There is no cure for multiple sclerosis. There are two types of treatments: those that modify the immune system to suppress the disease, and those that improve the symptoms.
The following treatments improve some of these symptoms of multiple sclerosis:
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Fatigue - Feelings of overwhelming exhaustion are common in people with multiple sclerosis, and can be improved with a variety of medications including ...
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Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The goals of treatment for multiple sclerosis are:Modify the disease course by reducing the number and severity of relapses (also called... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Introduction
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that involves the central nervous system (CNS), the nerves that comprise the brain and spinal cord.... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Risk Factors
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Symptoms of multiple sclerosis appear in a variety of ways. Most patients first have a single attack of symptoms, a neurological episode called a... Read more »
Multiple sclerosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).Alternative NamesMS; Demyelinating... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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