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what is multiple sclerosis a risk factor for?

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Multiple sclerosis increases the chances of::   Fecal incontinence in adults, Gastroparesis, Narcolepsy, Ringing in ears, Trigeminal neuralgia, Urinary incontinence, Fecal incontinence, Underactive thyroid, Overactive Bladder, Urge incontinence, Stress bladder Incontinence, Transverse myelitis, Ataxia.

Question 2

what is multiple sclerosis? what is multiple sclerosis?

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Multiple : Multiple sclerosis (ms) is a disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord and optic nerves) that is driven primarily by the immune system. It results in "demyelination", or loss of myelin, which is an insulating and protective cover for the neurons. Without this cover, the neurons can sometimes die, or malfunction, which results in ms symptoms. Because neurons control most body functions, ms symptoms can be extremely variable. The most common symptoms in ms result from the damage to neurons in visual, sensory and motor systems, and manifest as blurry vision, numbness or tingling, and weakness. 
Typically, the ms manifests in the form of relapses, which is to say, sudden neurological problems, and these patients are said to have relapsing ms. In a subgroup of ms patients, the problems develop slowly, over months or years, and these people have progressive ms. It is possible also to have progressive and relapsing ms at the same time, though this is less common. There is no known cause of ms, but there are approved and effective treatments available for relapsing forms of ms. These treatments do not reverse the damage, but can help prevent future relapses. These should be discussed with your physician in more detail, because they have different mechanisms of action, risks and benefits. For further reading on ms, i would suggest  the national ms society website (www.Nmss.Org).

Question 3

what is multiple sclerosis and how is it related to loss of vision?

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Demyelinating nerves: Ms is a demylinating disease.  Think of it as the mylin is to the nerve as the insulating plastic to wires.  When mylin is lost from the nerve cells, then the cells can not conduct their message.  Ms happens as blotches in the brain, spine, and optic nerves.  Depending on location it can be more or less devastating.

Question 4

what actually is multiple sclerosis? can it cause deaf?

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Immunologic disorder: Ms is an immunologic disorder most commonly occurring in young adults. It is more common in northern latitudes, less common towards the equator. The immune system attacks the insulating covering of nerves, reducing transmission speed and"short circuiting" the flow of information. Uncommonly it affects the auditory nerve producing hearing loss. I have never seen deafness as a result, it's possible.

Question 5

what exactly is multiple sclerosis? what is the usual prognosis and what is the treatment?

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Autoimmune: Ms is a disease where the immune system attacks the coverings of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.  Susceptibility due to heredity and environment seem to affect who gets afflicted.  The prognosis is improving dramatically these days due to new medicines.  Therapies include tysabri, (natalizumab) gilenya, copaxone, betaseron, rebith, extavia, etc.

Question 6

what is the cause of multiple sclerosis?

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Unknown: Multiple sclerosis is a central nervous system disorder caused by the still unknown interplay of genetics, environment and immunology.

Question 7

what is a legent for multiple sclerosis?

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Am unclear here: What are you asking?  I have no clue what the term "legent" means or refers to.  Could you rephrase your question and provide more detail?

Question 8

what is the cause of multiple sclerosis and how is it realatedo to white mitochontrial dna?

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Not known: We know this so far, ms is an autoimmune disease associated with genetic susceptibility, and environmental triggers (including increased incidence with prior ebv infections, low levels of vitamin d, growing up north of latitude 39, smoking, eating high fat, high salt diet, etc).  Not sure what you mean by mitochondria, but these cellular contents are damaged by ms lesions.

Question 9

what is the treatment for multiple sclerosis?

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Getting exciting: Original meds included self-injectables, such as betaseron, avonex, compaxone, and rebith.  Later, tysabri (natalizumab) infusions, and 2 oral meds, Gilenya and aubagio.  We now know that vitamin d supplements provide added benefit.  No one med fits all, but most effective drugs currently are Gilenya and tysabri (natalizumab), and these work best of the current crop.

Question 10

what is my risk for multiple sclerosis? . i'm 16 year old male non smoker. no family history. i moved from singapore to the uk when i was 14. high ris

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Risk is low: Your risk is pretty low.  MS is not a common disease- it affects about 1/1000 people in Northern Europe and Canada.

Considering where you live now, look after your vitamin D.  MS appears to be more common in countries with less sun, we used sunlight to make vitamin D.

It also helps that you do not smoke.  Stay healthy!

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