May 20, 2007
Multiple Sclerosis and its treatment
Multiple sclerosis is quite difficult to be diagnosed because its symptoms vary according to with its stages. In the young multiple sclerosis of people occurs with the following symptoms: fuzzy vision, vision suddenly double and problems of the movement and abnormal sensations in parts scattered of the body.
AIDS, lupus, arteritis, hereditary ataxias, Guillain-Barr?? syndrome, Lyme illness, a cyst in the spinal cord with what differential diagnosis are the illnesses must be made therefore as to clarify the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. To execute several samples of the cerebrospinal fluid tests are required. In multiple sclerosis the concentration of the antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid is high, the account of the white globule and content of the protein of the fluid can be higher. MRI or the hold of pictures of the magnetic resonance is the best procedure to detect multiple sclerosis and confirm the diagnosis, helps that detect the regions of active inflammation and demyelination.
In multiple sclerosis the brain? s answer to the stimuli as: lights vivid and other sensory stimuli are slow because of the conduction interrupted through demyelinated fortify some fibers.
Treatment Options
Early the treatment is very important because the brain is not quite damaged and the physical invalidity can be slow in its progression. Teach your doctor about optional therapies and all ways possible to get your improved life.
That the most used treatment of the multiple sclerosis is corticosteroids, for example Meticorten. But they don’t stop the progression of the invalidity. For people who affected the corticosteroids of the optic nerve is given intravenously. If used the corticosteroids for a long time have a lot of secondary effects as: ulcers, gain of the weight, diabetes, fatigue, density of the bone decreased. The other treatments are: silly interferon injected Betaseron, Rebif, Avonex that reduces the frequency relapses and help prevents the more belated invalidity.
There is available the following products: injections of the Copaxone acetate, Novantrone that can reduce the relapses and the progression of the illness. Let’s interfere and interviene of the globulins of the gamma in the distruction of the myelin and destroyed the abnormal antibodies. To relieve the propanolol of the pain is used. To reduce the doctors of the tremor prescribes Inderal, Symmetrel to relieve fatigue, to treat the Endep depression, Elavil and Zoloft.
It is important to maintain a manner to live active with the physical exercises as: to go with a stationary bicycle, swimming, walk, to lengthen it reduces spasticity and maintains a sinewy, cardiovascular, health of the psychologic. Don’t expose yourselves to high temperatures and don’t take hot baths or showers. In to choose a treatment of multiple sclerosis one the efficiency, secondary effects and convenience should consider because multiple sclerosis is a long illness of life. Ask your doctor about the risks and favor your treatment provides you security, secondary effects, ease use.
The changes in your life call have the big effect, in to treat multiple sclerosis therefore try to exercise, keep a food.
