How is MS diagnosed? - MS Trust
WEBJul 23, 2024 · The most common next step is an magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) of your brain. Your neurologist may ask for a spinal cord scan if they feel it is appropriate. An MRI scan can detect the scars caused by MS. These are called lesions and everyone gets more of these white patches in their brain as they get older.
What is MS? - MS Trust
WEBApr 1, 2022 · MS is a disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). It’s estimated that more than 150,000 people in the UK have MS. Every week around 135 more people are diagnosed. It’s nearly three times more common in women than in men. Most people are diagnosed in their 30s and …
Disease modifying drugs (DMDs) - MS Trust
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Disease modifying drugs (DMDs) are a group of treatments for people with multiple sclerosis. Most DMDs are for people with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS), but there are some that are licenced for use by people with progressive MS. For people with RRMS, disease modifying drugs reduce the number of relapses you might experience as …
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) - MS Trust
WEBJan 1, 2020 · Each FS is scored on a scale of 0 (no disability) to 5 or 6 (more severe disability). EDSS steps 5.0 to 9.5 are defined by the impairment to walking. The scale is sometimes criticised for its reliance on walking as the main measure of disability. Although the scale takes account of the disability associated with advanced MS, most people will ...
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) - MS Trust
WEBMar 1, 2020 · Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a treatment that applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened, due to damage in your brain or spinal cord. The electrical charge stimulates the muscle to make its usual movement. In MS it is mostly used as a treatment for foot drop, where disruptions in the nerve pathways between the legs and brain mean the front ...
MS signs and symptoms - MS Trust
WEBJan 2, 2024 · fatigue. strange skin sensations (including numbness, tingling, pins and needles, a crawling feeling) balance and coordination problems. vision problems. walking difficulties. thinking and memory difficulties. muscle spasms and stiffness. bladder and bowel problems. temperature sensitivity.
Lesion (MS lesion) - MS Trust
WEBLesion (MS lesion) A lesion is an area of damage in the brain or spinal cord. Lesions in MS are sometimes also called plaques. They occur when the immune system attacks the myelin sheath around nerves. This causes inflammation and scarring, also known as sclerosis.
Respite - MS Trust
WEBMar 15, 2023 · Respite care is short-term, temporary support that allows people with MS, and the family members or carers who look after them, to have a break and a little time to themselves. A person with MS may need round the clock support if they have advanced MS symptoms, severe mobility issues or difficulty feeding or caring for themselves.
What's with the strange tingling, crawling, burning and prickling ...
WEBOct 17, 2022 · It has got nothing to do with your skin. It’s due to nerve damage in the brain and spinal cord caused by your MS. The brain can’t work out the signals it's receiving, so interprets them as sensations your body has felt before, like being squeezed or burnt. Or it latches onto something you can imagine, such as ants walking up your leg.
Early symptoms of MS - MS Trust
WEBThese must count as one of the more bizarre symptoms of MS, with some describing a feeling like crawling insects. Between them, Cara, Helena and Caroline felt a real mix of odd skin sensations, which are also known as altered sensations.. Cara's symptoms started when she woke with a numb foot, a feeling that spread up her leg.Then came a painful 'electric shock' sensation in her spine, which ...
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