Nerve cells of neurons are the special cells of the nervous system which help to pass on the messages from one part of the body to the other.  The covering of neurons is called the myelin sheath which covers the nerve fibres and helps in communicating between the brain and the rest of the body. Multiple sclerosis is a disabling disease of the brain that damages these nerves beyond repair. It affects the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves of the eyes leading to problems with muscle control, balance, vision, and many other basic functions.

The symptoms of MS or multiple sclerosis can vary from person to person and also the location of the affected nerves.

Some Common Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Include:

• Double vision for a long period of time
• Feeling of numbness or weakness in the limbs typically on one side of the body at a time.
• The sensation of tingling and pain in various parts of the body
• Unsteady gait
• Lack of coordination and tremors
• Dizziness and fatigue
• Problem with controlling bladder and bowel functions
• Slurry speech
• Sensations like that of electric shocks especially while bending the neck forward
• Loss of vision, either partial or complete in one eye at a time
• Pain while moving the eyes
• Depression
• Muscle weakness

Many years of research says that multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition in which the cells of the immune system start attacking the fatty material of myelin on the neurons. Once these outer coverings of the nerve cells are damaged, the nerve fibres also get damaged forming scar tissues. There are many risk factors associated with multiple sclerosis-like genetic mutation and excessive smoking. 

Few people may also get affected by it after viral infection by Epstein- Barr virus or the human herpesvirus 6. Vitamin D deficiency can also be one of the risk factors for getting multiple sclerosis. Women are twice as likely to come down with multiple sclerosis as compared to men. Having a family history of multiple sclerosis wherein a parent or siblings have multiple sclerosis raises the chances of having MS.

Some of the tests that are done for the correct diagnosis of MS are blood tests,  MRI scans, analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid, and evoked potentials to check the electrical activities in the brain.

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