Chain Reaction: Scientists Find There May Be 2 Forms of MS

Monday, March 29, 2010

Scientists Find There May Be 2 Forms of MS

See the CNN Article HERE

What do you think?

4 comments:

Cranky said...: Lanette - I wonder what they'll call them? Sucky and suckier? :-); March 29, 2010
Have Myelin? said...: I posted this same thing on my blog!

I think there may be something to this. I was on beta-interferon for almost a year and spent the ENTIRE year in bed with "flu-like" symptoms!!! It was horrible! Other people do very well with it. I am now on Copaxone and doing well on it. I do get tired of daily injections and trying to find a site that doesn't feel "used up". :-<; March 31, 2010
Diane J Standiford said...: I think they will decide there are many forms.; April 01, 2010
Have Myelin? said...: Quite likely Diane. Very seldom do you meet another MS'er with the same symptoms as yourself.; April 05, 2010

For those who don't know MS first hand - An Important Excerpt from Wikipedia on MS:

The person with MS can suffer almost any neurological symptom or sign, including changes in sensation (hypoesthesias and paraesthesias), muscle weakness, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving;^[15] difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia);^[15] problems in speech (dysarthria) or swallowing (dysphagia),^[16] visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, or diplopia),^[17] fatigue, acute or chronic pain,^[18]^[19] and bladder and bowel difficulties.^[19]^[20] Cognitive impairment of varying degrees and emotional symptoms of depression or unstable mood are also common.^[21]^[22] The main clinical measure of disability progression and symptom severity is the Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS.^[23]

Multiple sclerosis relapses are often unpredictable, occurring without warning and without obvious inciting factors. Some attacks, however, are preceded by common triggers. Relapses occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[24] Infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase the risk of relapse.^[25]^[26] Stress may also trigger an attack.