What is Multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common nervous system disorder affecting young adults. In this condition, nerves in the brain and spinal cord are progressively damaged, causing a wide range of symptoms that affect sensation, movement, body functions, and balance.  Specific symptoms may relate to the particular areas that are damaged and vary in severity between individuals.  For example, damage to the optic nerve may cause blurred vision.  If nerve fibres in the spinal cord are affected, it may cause weakness and heaviness in the legs or arms.  Damage to nerves in the brain stem, the area of the brain that connects to the spinal cord, may affect balance.

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Nutrition and Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic degenerative inflammatory neurological disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Dietary recommendations for people with MS are similar to those for the general population.

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Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is more prevalent in women of childbearing age than in any other group. When young women receive a diagnosis of MS, they frequently have questions about the effects of the disease on childbearing and vice versa. 

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