MS is a long lasting neurological disease that affects the bodies balance, vision, muscle control and other body functions

 Lisa Santoro is a 48 year old female who has been having a hard time walking. She mostly has problems tripping up stairs. She has gone to a neurologist who diagnosed her with lyme disease, since the many of the symptoms are alike, then later found out she had MS.

 Fatigue  Blurred or double vision  Thinking problems  Clumsiness or a lack of coordination  Loss of balance  Numbness  Tingling  Weakness in an arm or leg  One thing to remember is no two people have the same symptoms.

 MS affects the Central Nervous System.  This system includes the complex network of nerve cells responsible for sending, receiving, and interpreting information from all parts of the body.  MS also targets the myelin of neurons.  This causes messages to take longer.

 The main way to diagnose MS is have and MRI to look for lesions along the spine and in the brain.

 MS does not have a cure it only has medicine to help it from getting worse.  Corticosteriods are giving to reduce inflammation during a flare up.  Many vaccines and infusions of interferons are available to help people with their MS symptoms and seem to help slow down the progression of the disease.

 MS is not curable.  The disease does not kill but affects daily activities, including mobility.  People will MS need help developing new ways to walk and do daily tasks.

 The neuron communication is disrupted because that the myelin sheath is being destroyed causing messages to be slower and causing errors.  The brain has lesions on the PML area this causes many problems with muscle coordination.

 Occupational Therapist- An occupational therapist helped Lisa adapt to her new way of walking and helped her adapt to daily tasks. Teaching her ways to do things and concern her energy.  Neurologist- Lisa visits a neurologist every 6 months to check her mobility balance and speech as well as review new MRIs for new lesions.

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