Rekans, saya tidak menemukan artikel tentang penyakit ini, namun saya dapatkan artikel yang menurut saya hampir mirip dengan gejala yang disebutkan. Karena banyak, saya ambilkan beberapa topik. Untuk jelasnya bisa dilihat di http://www.accenthealth.com. Semoga berguna. Mamanya Dafi Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Topic Overview Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the brain and spinal cord that can cause problems with: Muscle control and strength Vision Balance Sensation (like numbness or tingling in your feet or hands) The symptoms of MS are caused by inflammation in the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and destruction of the protein coating (myelin) that surrounds and protects nerve fibers. This process is called demyelination. The damage that results from this process disrupts the normal flow of messages (nerve impulses) through the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that control how a person moves and feels. MS affects different people in different ways. For people who have only mild symptoms from time to time, the disease may not have much impact on their day-to-day lives. Other people with more severe MS have ongoing symptoms and may become disabled within a few years. Most people with MS fall somewhere in the middle. For them, MS involves a series of attacks that cause symptoms of the disease. These attacks are called relapses, flares, or exacerbations. They may last for days or weeks and then partially or completely go away. Relapses may be mild or severe and tend to recur over a period of years. These relapses may become worse and more frequent as the years go by, with symptoms becoming more severe and disabling as time goes by. Fortunately, with the most common forms of the disease, there are new treatments (interferon beta and glatiramer acetate) that can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks in some people. A diagnosis of MS can be difficult to accept for the thousands of healthy, active people whom the disease strikes without warning. Though rarely life-threatening, MS has no cure. Most people live with the disease for decades. Many face growing disability as the years go by. Dealing with the physical, practical, and emotional demands of MS is not easy for those affected by the disease or for their families and caregivers. With or without the aid of treatment, however, many people with MS can and do find ways to cope with their disease. Who is Affected In the United States, multiple sclerosis affects 250,000 to 350,000 people, or about 1 in 1000 1. About two-thirds of the people who have MS are women. The prevalence of MS varies with: Geographic location Family characteristics Age Cause The cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) is unknown. Because a person's risk of MS is significantly higher when a parent has MS, a genetic factor probably plays a role in causing the disease. The unusual relationship between a person's geographic location during childhood and his risk of MS later in life suggests that there may be an environmental factor at work in the disease. Some researchers think that this factor may be a viral illness, but there is no clear proof of this. A childhood viral illness or other environmental factor is by itself not enough to explain why some people later develop MS. A growing body of research suggests that a problem with the body's natural defense system (immune system) occurring later in life may trigger the onset of MS in people who were exposed to a certain factor during childhood. The "trigger" may be an autoimmune reaction in which the immune system attacks the protein coating (myelin) that protects nerve fibers. Other events have been proposed as triggers of MS, but none have been proven. Symptoms People who have multiple sclerosis (MS) do not all have the same symptoms. Symptoms vary according to which parts of the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system) are damaged by the disease. The loss of myelin and scarring caused by MS can affect any part of the central nervous system. Symptoms may come and go or become more or less severe from day to day and from hour to hour. Symptoms may become more severe with increased (and less commonly, decreased) body temperature or after a viral infection. Early symptoms The most common early symptoms of MS include Muscle (motor) symptoms: weakness, leg dragging, stiffness, tendency to drop things, feeling of heaviness, clumsiness, lack of coordination (ataxia) Visual symptoms: blurred, foggy, or hazy vision, eyeball pain (especially with movement), blindness, double vision. At some point in the course of the disease, about 40% of people will have an attack of optic neuritis, which causes visual symptoms. Less common early symptoms include: Sensory symptoms: tingling, pins-and-needles sensation, numbness, bandlike tightness around the trunk or limbs, electrical sensations moving down the back and limbs Balance symptoms: light-headedness or dizziness, spinning feeling (vertigo), nausea, vomiting Bladder symptoms: inability to hold urine (urinary incontinence), inability to completely empty the bladder, loss of bladder sensation (the person is unable to sense the bladder becoming full until there is a sudden, urgent need to urinate), loss of male sexual function. These problems are not common in the early stages of the disease. Advanced symptoms As MS progresses, symptoms may become more severe and may include: Muscle (motor) symptoms: stiff, mechanical movements (spasticity), uncontrollable shaking (tremor) Sensory symptoms: pain Bladder symptoms: inability to control urine (incontinence); less often, inability to urinate (urinary retention) Bowel disorders: constipation Impotence (erectile dysfunction) in men Thinking and emotional problems are common in people who have had MS for some time. They rarely occur as a result of the first attack of MS. Since thinking and emotional problems may be treatable or may be caused by conditions other than MS, the person should always mention any new symptoms to his or her doctor. Thinking problems may include memory loss, difficulty in concentration, or speech problems. Emotional symptoms may include depression or mood disorders. 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