World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day: Can childhood trauma affect?
World Multiple Sclerosis Day is observed on the 30th of May every year. Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system eats away the protective covering of nerves. It is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and central nervous system. And causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. This disease can cause permanent damage or deterioration of the nerves.
Symptoms:
Multiple sclerosis signs and symptoms may differ greatly from person to person and depending on the location of affected nerve fibers. Symptoms often affect movement, such as:
- Numbness or weakness in one or more limbs that typically occurs on one side of your body at a time, or your legs and trunk
- Electric-shock sensations that occur with certain neck movements, especially bending the neck forward
- Tremor, lack of coordination or unsteady gait
- Partial or complete loss of vision, usually in one eye at a time, often with pain during eye movement
- Blurry vision
- And many more
If you experience any of the above symptoms for unknown reasons you should visit the doctor.
The cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown. It is a chronic condition, which means it’s long-lasting, it’s important to know that for the vast majority of people who have MS, the disease isn’t fatal. It is difficult to diagnose. There is no cure for multiple sclerosis but it can be treated with proper medication.
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN DETAIL
Risk factors
These factors may increase your risk of developing multiple sclerosis:
- Age. can occur at any age, but onset usually occurs around 20 and 40 years of age. However, younger and older people can be affected.
- Vitamin D. Having low levels of vitamin D and low exposure to sunlight is associated with a greater risk.
- Certain autoimmune diseases. You have a slightly higher risk of developing it if you have other autoimmune disorders such as thyroid disease, pernicious anemia, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.
- Smoking. Smokers who experience an initial event of symptoms that may signal MS are more likely than nonsmokers to develop a second event that confirms relapsing-remitting it
