Treatment
Multiple sclerosis

What is;

What you need to know about… Multiple Sclerosis?

  • Multiple Sclerosis is one year neurological disease . It affects the nervous system in various ways.
  • The disease belongs to autoimmune diseases because it occurs in people for unknown reasons the immune system follows the wrong commands and does not work properly . The immune system works normally to fight “invaders” such as germs and viruses, but in Multiple Sclerosis accidentally ‘attacks’ parts of our central nervous system, namely the brain and spinal cord (which connects the brain to parts of the body).
  • Among other lesions, the sheath of the nerve fibers (which act as cables) is affected, ie the myelin. This results in messages between parts of the nervous system are delayed, or not transmitted at all .

Our nervous system controls all parts of the body and the way they work. For this reason in this condition it is possible to manifest many different types of symptoms.

Symptoms & Signs

When does one need to seek the help of a specialist?

When new symptoms appear in a person that affect the ability to function in his daily activities and have not been diagnosed, he should seek the help of a specialist.

It is important to get in touch with the Neurologist if you experience:

  • sudden numbness e.g. on one side of the body, or on both feet
  • difficulty walking
  • persistent dizziness or instability
  • abrupt or progressive change in vision, sense of double vision, or loss of vision in one eye
  • speech problems
  • pain or sensation of “current” passing through the back

A person who has already been diagnosed with the condition should contact their doctor immediately if they feel, among other things:

  • new symptoms appear abruptly, have a long duration (more than one day), do not stop completely, or even affect its functionality. These may mean that the condition is activated, that is, that it is relapse (new or recurrent symptoms lasting at least 24 hours)
  • the disease adversely affects human functions (motor, aesthetic, mental, mental, etc.) causing worsening problems
  • the balance in the various areas of life (personal, professional, social) of themselves and their families to disturbed often to the point that their quality of life deteriorates

Diagnosis

multiple sclerosis

Treatment

multiple sclerosis

non-drug treatments

  • preventive measures (eg lifestyle changes, diet, discontinuation
    smoking, regular exercise)
  • consulting (eg for stress management, support of
    interpersonal relationships, problem management at work,
    family planning issues)
  • recommendation and guidance for appropriate physiotherapy
  • guidance on the organization and implementation of appropriateof physics
    exercise
  • psychotherapy (special programs mental empowerment the
    interventions cognitive rehabilitation , performing neuropsychological
    trials – tests of mental functions, mental functions –
    using computers or simpler written or oral
    tests tailored to each patient)