Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a progressive disease that is caused by the damage to the protective myelin sheaths surrounding the nerves. This occurs mainly in young adults in the age group of twenty to forty, more often in women than in men. When the protective sheath of myelin is stripped away from the nerves, nerve impulses are impaired resulting in damage to the sense of balance and the like. The word multiple sclerosis refers to the multiple points of damage to the myelin sheath in the brain and the spinal cord. This results in an utter loss of nerve impulses depending on the degree of damage to the myelin sheath and may result in complete disorientation in the person. Easy diagnosis is often not there for the symptoms are too gradual to suspect the danger of MS to start with. Early symptoms include tingling skin sensations, unexplained motion sickness, sudden dizzy spells and a general tiredness that refuses to go away. There is currently no cure for multiple sclerosis and only alternative treatments are available in the form of therapies.