SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH.
((CHRISTIE)) APPROXIMATELY 2-
POINT-5 MILLION PEOPLE
WORLDWIDE SUFFER FROM MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS. NEUROLOGIST DR.
HABIB WITH CHRISTIE CLINIC
JOINS US NOW. MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS EVERY MARCH IS
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS
MONTH, A TIME FOR SUFFERERS,
FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS
SYMPATHY, AND CAMARADERIE,
DRAWING ATTENTION TO THIS
DISEASE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 2.5
MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
SUFFER FROM MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
(MS) IS A CHRONIC ILLNESS
INVOLVING YOUR CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM (CNS). THE IMMUNE
SYSTEM ATTACKS MYELIN, WHICH
IS THE PROTECTIVE LAYER AROUND
NERVE FIBERS. THIS CAUSES
INFLAMMATION AND SCAR TISSUE,
OR LESIONS. THIS CAN MAKE IT
SIGNALS TO THE REST OF YOUR
BODY. WHAT CAUSES MS? THE
CAUSE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS
UNKNOWN. IT'S CONSIDERED AN
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IN WHICH
THE BODY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM
ATTACKS ITS OWN TISSUES. IT
ISN'T CLEAR WHY MS DEVELOPS IN
COMBINATION OF GENETICS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS APPEARS
TO BE RESPONSIBLE. WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE RISK FACTORS?.
AGE. MS CAN OCCUR AT ANY AGE,
BUT ONSET USUALLY OCCURS
AROUND 20 AND 40 YEARS OF AGE.
. SEX. WOMEN ARE MORE THAN TWO
TO THREE TIMES AS LIKELY AS
MEN ARE TO HAVE RELAPSING-
HISTORY.. CERTAIN INFECTIONS.
A VARIETY OF VIRUSES HAVE BEEN
LINKED TO MS, INCLUDING
EPSTEIN-BARR, THE VIRUS THAT
CAUSES INFECTIOUS
MONONUCLEOSIS.. RACE.
CAUCASIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE
OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN DESCENT,
ARE AT HIGHEST RISK OF
DEVELOPING MS.. CLIMATE. MS
IS FAR MORE COMMON IN
COUNTRIES WITH TEMPERATE
CLIMATES, INCLUDING CANADA,
THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES,
NEW ZEALAND, SOUTHEASTERN
AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE..
VITAMIN D. HAVING LOW LEVELS
OF VITAMIN D AND LOW EXPOSURE
TO SUNLIGHT IS ASSOCIATED WITH
A GREATER RISK OF MS..
CERTAIN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.
YOU HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RISK OF DEVELOPING MS IF YOU
DISORDERS SUCH AS THYROID
DISEASE, PERNICIOUS ANEMIA,
PSORIASIS, TYPE 1 DIABETES OR
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE..
SMOKING. WHAT ARE THE
SYMPTOMS? MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS MAY DIFFER
GREATLY FROM PERSON TO PERSON
AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE
DISEASE DEPENDING ON THE
LOCATION OF AFFECTED NERVE
FIBERS. CAN INCLUDE:.
NUMBNESS OR WEAKNESS IN ONE OR
MORE LIMBS THAT TYPICALLY
OCCURS ON ONE SIDE OF YOUR
BODY AT A TIME, OR YOUR LEGS
AND TRUNK. ELECTRIC-SHOCK
CERTAIN NECK MOVEMENTS,
ESPECIALLY BENDING THE NECK
FORWARD. TREMOR, LACK OF
COORDINATION OR UNSTEADY GAIT
. PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF
VISION, USUALLY IN ONE EYE AT
A TIME, OFTEN WITH PAIN DURING
EYE MOVEMENT. PROLONGED
DOUBLE VISION. BLURRY VISION
. SLURRED SPEECH. FATIGUE.
DIZZINESS. TINGLING OR PAIN
IN PARTS OF YOUR BODY.
PROBLEMS WITH SEXUAL, BOWEL
AND BLADDER FUNCTION HOW IS IT
DIAGNOSED? IF YOU HAVE ANY OF
THESE SYMPTOMS AND/OR RISK
FACTORS, SPEAK WITH YOUR
PROVIDER. YOUR DOCTOR WILL
NEED TO PERFORM A NEUROLOGICAL
EXAM, REQUEST A CLINICAL
HISTORY, AND ORDER A SERIES OF
OTHER TESTS TO DETERMINE IF
YOU HAVE MS. DIAGNOSTIC
TESTING MAY INCLUDE AN MRI
SCAN, OPTICAL COHERENCE
TOMOGRAPHY, SPINAL TAP, BLOOD
TESTS OR VISUAL EVOKE
POTENTIALS TEST.
JACK HAS YOUR FORECAST NEXT.
WE'LL BE RIGHT MORNING ROUNDS.
EVERY MARCH IS MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH.
((CHRISTIE)) APPROXIMATELY 2-
POINT-5 MILLION PEOPLE
WORLDWIDE SUFFER FROM MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS. NEUROLOGIST DR.
HABIB WITH CHRISTIE CLINIC
JOINS US NOW. MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS EVERY MARCH IS
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS
MONTH, A TIME FOR SUFFERERS,
FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS
TO SHARE INFORMATION, SYMPATHY,
AND CAMARADERIE, DRAWING
ATTENTION TO THIS DISEASE OF
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION
PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SUFFER FROM
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS (MS) IS A CHRONIC
ILLNESS INVOLVING YOUR CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS). THE
IMMUNE SYSTEM ATTACKS MYELIN,
WHICH IS THE PROTECTIVE LAYER
AROUND NERVE FIBERS. THIS
CAUSES INFLAMMATION AND SCAR
TISSUE, OR LESIONS. THIS CAN
MAKE IT HARD FOR YOUR BRAIN TO
SEND SIGNALS TO THE REST OF
YOUR BODY. WHAT CAUSES MS? THE
CAUSE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IS
UNKNOWN. IT'S CONSIDERED AN
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IN WHICH THE