Sclerosis? What is it? What happens to the person who has it?
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Scleroderma is a rare, chronic disease characterized by excessive deposits of collagen. Progressive systemic scleroderma or systemic sclerosis, the generalised type of the disease, can be fatal. The localised type of the disease tends not to be fatal. The term 'localised, generalised sclerderma' can be used to describe cases where the disease covers a large area of the body - typically more than 40%.\n\nMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, visual problems, muscle weakness, depression, and difficulties with coordination and speech. Although many patients lead full and rewarding lives, MS can cause impaired mobility and disability in the more severe cases.\n\nMultiple sclerosis affects neurons, the cells of the brain and spinal cord that carry information, create thought and perception and allow the brain to control the body. Surrounding and protecting these neurons is a fatty layer known as the myelin sheath, which helps neurons carry electrical signals. MS causes gradual destruction of myelin (demyelination) and transection of neuron axons in patches throughout the brain and spinal cord, causing various symptoms depending upon which signals are interrupted. The name multiple sclerosis refers to the multiple scars (or scleroses) on the myelin sheaths. It is thought that MS results from attacks by an individual's immune system on the nervous system and is therefore categorized as an autoimmune disease.\n\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease or Maladie de Charcot) is a progressive, almost invariably fatal motor neurone disease. In ALS, both the upper motor neurons and the lower motor neurons degenerate or die, ceasing to send messages to muscles. Unable to function, the muscles gradually weaken, waste away (atrophy), and have fasciculations because of denervation. Eventually, the ability of the brain to start and control voluntary movement is lost. However, even patients in advanced stages of the disease may retain the same intelligence, memory, and personality they had before its onset.\n\n \nStephen Hawking, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1963ALS causes weakness with a wide range of disabilities. Eventually, all muscles under voluntary control are affected, and patients lose their strength and the ability to move their arms, legs, and body. When muscles in the diaphragm and chest wall fail, patients lose the ability to breathe without help from mechanical ventilation. Most people with ALS die from respiratory failure, usually within 3 to 5 years from the onset of symptoms. However, about 10 % of ALS patients survive for 8 or more years (like Jason Becker) . Patients with a bulbar or respiratory onset generally have a worse prognosis, although this is not consistently true due to the heterogeneous nature of the disease.
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I've treated dozens of people that have suffered from it. Its not the same in all people. Some get it worse than others. Treatment includes IVIG or plasma pheresis or a combination of both. \n\nSymptoms are progressive weakness that usually starts in the feet and progresses upwards and ends in paralysis that can last from days to weeks.\n\nThe severity of the illness is highly variable.
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Did you mean Multiple Sclerosis?\nNo cure yet...\n\nFYI : Syrosis is related to the liver. (Too much drinking. Alcohol/beer etc...).
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The symptoms vary from person to person, depending upon where the scars (sclerosis) are located in your brain and/or spine.    You need to be diagnosed by a neurologist, therefore, if you have not been diagnosed don't worry about it.  But, if you have been diagnosed see the following website....
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Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, disabling disease of the central nervous system.  I do not know where you get your facts, but you obviously don't know how to conduct proper research.
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common signs/symptoms are episodes of DIFFERENT neurologic deficit spaced out over time (ie left body numbness followed by right facial paralysis followed by loss of vision in the left eye).  These usually resolve (at least partially) in the initial stages of the disease.  The surest diagnostic test is brain and spinal cord MRI which shows lesions in various areas corresponding to the prior episodes in various stages of recovery.  CSF will show increased protein (spinal tap), but this is not specific to MS.
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It is somewhat common for this disease to recur in a patient, but as long as they have good access to a good doctor, it is not cause for undue concern.\n\nYou should read the wiki on it, and not worry so much:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrofula\n\nhope it works out.
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check out these websites if you havn't already..good luck and sorry to hear the news..\nhttp://www.sclero.org/support/stories/english/h-i-j/jay/a-to-z.html\nwww.scleroderma.org
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MS is characterized by the loss of the myelin on the myelin sheaths that transmit nerve impulses.  It is a demyelinating disease.  Chronic inflammation of the CNS is a widespread term for anything causing inflammation of that area.  Thus anything from a slipped disc causing a spinal cord impingment and inflammation to a brain tumor could fall under the umbrella of chronic inflammation of the cns.
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i would check with a ms charity as they might be able to help.  but to be honest i don't think you'll have much luck with a mainstream one due to the nature of the disease....  sorry i couldn't be of more help.
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Lupus, Crohn's Disease, and some other diseases mimic eachother.  MS isn't the worst thing that could happen to you.  I speak from experience, because I have MS.
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I have MS, and our support group doesn't even meet anymore.  I haven't met the first person with MS, and it was May 4, 2005 when I was diagnosed.  I've heard that it can be depressing, if you see others that are bound to a wheelchair.  I have RRMS, and am very mobile.  I just have problems with balance and coordination, fatigue, some muscle cramps/spasms, minor numbness occasionally, sensitivity to heat (Which SUCKS!  I live in Mississippi), and occasionally depression.  I don't think it would depress me to see others that have progressed, however.  I think you should go and give it a shot.  If ours still met, I'd go.
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Multiple is the 1st name.  Sclerosis is the last name.
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I had that for about 5 months, then I got dizzy.  I told my doc, went for an MRI, then a spinal tap, and guess what!?  I have Multiple Sclerosis!  WOO HOO!  I hope you don't.  You should go to your doc though, could be even worse!
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You never grow out of it.  It is a neurological disorder and it never goes away.  The symptoms might get less and less with age.
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this is the best i found!\ninteresting discussions.\nApparently, the brain is short of oxygen and looses its functional ability.what really happens: you will have to check out the websites and see!\nthe first link takes you to other various links on this matter.\nthe second link gives detailed diagrams with explanations.
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It means that there are hard deposits of calcium (calcification) inside (within) the arteries (the arterial vasculature [vessels]). Sclera are plaques, so sclerotic probably means plaque-like formations. Is that what you wanted to know? otherwise, please re-phrase your question.