Like any other part of your body, your central nervous system can be injured by trauma, medical diseases and even by your own immune responses to viral infections and toxins. Under these circumstances, a domino effect occurs surrounding the injury in which nerve cell, neuro chemicals and central nervous system blood vessels respond to the injury through inflammation, blood flow changes and scar formation.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) damages involve only the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). The injury occurs to the covering of nerves, called myelin as a result of the nerve tissue injury in multiple sclerosis
Not only is multiple sclerosis one of the most common diseases of young adults, women develop multiple sclerosis three times more than men.
The process that occurs with MS involves changes in the way that the neural network sends and receives nerve impulses. Because of the widespread connections and function of our nervous system, the symptoms and disability are varied and can include everything from fatigue, vision changes, nerve pain and balance problems.
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Feb 6, 2020 (v. 77, no.2) outlines that certain risks such as smoking tobacco, having been infected with Epstein-Barr Virus, Vitamin D deficiency and obesity can lead to the condition of multiple sclerosis.
The prevalence of multiple sclerosis appears to be increasing. What is important is that there are many options to prevent further damage from MS. Further, women who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis by a neurologist are not automatically doomed to a life in a wheelchair and disability. To avoid disability, you have to have a plan.