Progress In Multiple Sclerosis Research - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594542848 ISBN 13: 9781594542848

Verlag: Nova Biomedical, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a life-long chronic disease diagnosed primarily in young adults. During an MS attack, inflammation occurs in areas of the white matter of the central nervous system (nerve fibres that are the site of MS lesions) in random patches called plaques. This process is followed by destruction of myelin, which insulates nerve cell fibres in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin facilitates the smooth, high-speed transmission of electrochemical messages between the brain, the spinal cord, and the rest of the body. The initial symptom of MS is often blurred or double vision, red-green colour distortion, or even blindness in one eye. Most MS patients experience muscle weakness in their extremities and difficulty with co-ordination and balance. Most people with MS also exhibit paresthesias, transitory abnormal sensory feeling such as numbness or "pins and needles." Some may experience pain or loss of feeling. About half of people with MS experience cognitive impairments such as difficulties with concentration, attention, memory, and judgement. This volume presents leading research from around the globe.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Nova Biomedical
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1594542848
• ISBN 13: 9781594542848
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 209
• Herausgeber: Columbus Frank
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