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Multiple Sclerosis
Alternate Names : MS
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Multiple Sclerosis Prognosis (Expectations)
The expected outcome is variable and unpredictable. Although the disorder is chronic and incurable, life expectancy can be normal or nearly so, with a life span of 35 or more years after diagnosis being common. Most people with MS continue to walk and function at work with minimal disability for 20 or more years. The factors felt to best predict a relatively benign course are female gender, young age at onset (less than 30 years), infrequent attacks, a relapsing-remitting pattern, and low burden of disease on the imaging studies.
The amount of disability and discomfort varies with the severity and frequency of attacks and the part of the central nervous system affected by each attack. Commonly, there is initially a return to normal or near-normal function between attacks. As the disorder progresses, there is progressive loss of function with less improvement between attacks.
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• Definition
• Multiple Sclerosis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms & Signs
• Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis & Tests
• Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
• Multiple Sclerosis Prognosis
• Multiple Sclerosis Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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• Acute
• Babinski's Reflex
• Blindness
• Central Nervous System
• Chronic
• Constipation
• Depression
• Dizziness
• Eye Movements - Uncontrollable
• Eye Pain
• Face Pain
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Hearing Loss
• Immune Response
• Inability to Use Objects and Perform Tasks
• Movement - Uncoordinated
• Muscle Atrophy
• Muscle Cramps
• Muscle Function Loss
• Myelin
• Neurologic Deficit
• Numbness and Tingling
• Speech Impairment (Adult)
• Stress and Anxiety
• Urinary Frequency/Urgency
• Urinary Incontinence
• Urination - Difficulty with Flow
• Vision Problems
• Walking/Gait Abnormalities
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Review Date : 5/6/2002
Reviewed By : Alberto Espay, M.D., Department of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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