How Multiple Sclerosis Affects The Body - Yale Medicine Explains

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The central nervous system, which consists of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, is responsible for how we think, feel, and move-it plays a role in pretty much everything we do.
Understandably, any disease that impairs this vital system has profound effects. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks protective nerve cell coverings in the central nervous system. “And because the central nervous system has connections to the entire body, the symptoms caused by multiple sclerosis can be very different, depending on the part of the central nervous system being attacked by the immune system at any given time,” says Erin Longbrake, MD, a Yale Medicine neurologist. For most people, early symptoms of multiple sclerosis typically arise suddenly and may include vision loss, difficulty walking, or numbness, she explains.
“When we look at an MRI of a patient with MS, we find inflammation, which is damage caused by the immune system,” she says. “If left untreated, MS tends to become progressive, which means that people slowly get worse over many years. That is something we want to avoid.” Though a few decades ago there were no helpful treatments for MS, that’s changed and doctors now have many more tools to offer. Today, there are more than 20 different immunotherapies that can control the disease. “They’re not cures, but they can effectively put the disease into remission for many, many years,” Dr. Longbrake says. In this video, Dr. Longbrake discusses Yale Medicine’s work on behalf of people with MS, including the advantages of early diagnosis and a review of treatment options in all stages
0:00 - The Nervous System: Connecting The Brain and the Body
0:55 - Multiple Sclerosis: Disrupting the Connection between the Brain and the Body
2:11 - Neuroimmunology: Understanding the Interference between the Brain and the Body

[@__Wanderer]

It's a horrible disease. My very first relapse has left me permanently blind in one eye. I fear the future. I am nervous about seeing myself slowly fall apart, as if being in a car accident every couple years and losing function. My identity has been destroyed, who I thought I was is no more and as much as I try to keep it in the back of mind I can't help but think about this disease slowly destroying my brain and nerves every day since diagnosis a year ago. It's like having a loaded gun to my head at all times and hoping today isn't the day that MS pulls the trigger on another life altering relapse.

[@zxerks]

I hope everything turns out better for you 💯how is everything now?

[@__Wanderer]

@@zxerks thanks so much for the kind words - doing alright physically at the moment, still dealing with the vision issue + mentally a bit tough to deal with at times. Currently on some somewhat decent meds / immunosuppressive drugs. Hoping it will slow things down as much as possible - I suppose only time will tell really :) It has made me reflect on how valuable time/life/good health is.

[@zxerks]

@@__Wanderer so true we should never take our health for granted and I’m sorry that you lost your vision in on of your eyes. But how did your first relapse start like and how was the process throughout it?

[@__Wanderer]

@@zxerks My first relapse about 1-2 weeks after I had Covid for a week. Prior to that I had the vaccine 2-3 months before that. Personally I find it highly coincidental that soon after these events I had my first relapse. Prior to this I had no indications whatsoever that I had anything at all. At that moment in time I was also rather stressed (work/ moving house etc). I felt no pain in my eye but felt it itching. At the time I thought it was because of presentations I had been watching that day / long day of meetings. When I got home it felt itchy, when I was sitting down to watch some netflix I think I covered up my "good" eye at some point and was shocked when my vision went dark. I didn't even realize that my left eye had vision issues until then. I chalked it up to being tired and decided to leave it a day not knowing what it was / hoping that a nights rest would improve it. Next morning it was worse... the entire center area of my vision was black in a spherical blur. I could only see on the "edges" and even then it was a struggle. Many months later now and a dose of steroids (that same week) and my vision sadly hasn't returned. I am in the unlucky 5% of individuals who have permanent vision loss. It is again very rare sadly. Sorry for the full story ;)

[@zxerks]

@@__Wanderer wow my condolences goes out to you, that must have been horrible sorry about responding late. Is there anything your doctors told you to do for this or any advice they gave you? And what type of MS you were diagnosed with. Thank you for your response.

[@mariaarroyo5223]

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[@georgecoasta6923]

Walking myself was difficult for me because of my parkinson health situation but am happy that Dr Madida medicine on youtube I was able to get cured. Now I can walk properly🙏🙏

[@danielasutherna8191]

I want to appreciate Dr Madida on CZcams for treating my Dad of his Multiple sclerosis with their natural meds..

[@histrangersbye2684]

👏 ❤

[@CurtisCrawfordIII-gj9yg]

Sclerosis The term scle means in Greek Extensive Research or Study , The term Rosis means light duty something that is not mentally or physically hard on someone this term was used by surgeons an physicians I am not sure of this term is still used today but why would this so call disease that is actually a germ be called Sclerosis? In other words or Greek meaning Sclerosis is extensive research that is to be taken lightly.

[@frederikmeire]

not sure where you get your info from, but sclerosis pretty much means "hard tissue" as in scars. which are formed in the brain by MS ...
so multiple sclerosis = multiple scars (lesions). these are very visible on MRI scans.

[@janetphillips2875]

It should be " osis" not rosis. Medical terminology.... building words.
Osis = meaning presence of...process of....condition of....
Scler = hardening
sclerosis = presence of hardening of body tissue.
Another example is: gastroenteritis
Gastro = stomach
Enter = intestines
itis = inflammation