Multiple sclerosis

In modern society very often term "sclerosis" is associated with anecdotes about the old age category of people and it usually does not cause any disturbing feelings.

In fact, the medicine of XXI century classifies multiple sclerosis as a very serious nervous system disease, which affects membranes of nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord.

According to the objective statistics, in Ukraine the number of people suffering from the disease is approaching 20 000 and this figure has a stable upward trend. Moreover in recent years multiple sclerosis has significantly become"younger": now it is the disease that usually manifests itself in the period of 20 to 45 years and leads to full or partial disability.

There is a group of factors (risk factors) which may have cause the occurrence and development of the disease: genetic predisposition, the young age, some infectious and autoimmune diseases, etc..

In this context special attention should be paid to the fact that in the early stages of the disease there is no pronounced symptoms, and only with the destructiont of about 50% of the nerve fibers the first signs appear which begins the destruction process of the myelin sheath.

Depending on the location of the centers of development of this process, there are relevant symptoms: dizziness, sudden loss of vision, numbness and many others.

However, patients should be aware that in the most difficult cases, the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is an extremely difficult task and requires unique modern equipment and appropriate specialists.

In neurological clinic "Aksimed" with the advanced technology of diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation measures patients with multiple sclerosis form confidence in the success of treatment and improved quality of life.