About MS
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system—the brain and spinal cord. Multiple Sclerosis can occur at any age, and is more than three times as likely to occur in women than in men.
MS attacks the protective covering (myelin) of the brain and spinal cord, causing inflammation and often damages the myelin in patches. When this happens, the usual flow of nerve impulses along nerve fibres (axons) is interrupted or distorted. The result may be the wide variety of MS symptoms, depending upon what part or parts of the central nervous system are affected.
It is not known yet what causes MS. An estimated 55,000-75,000 Canadians have multiple sclerosis.
Is there hope for a cure? Absolutely. Researchers are learning more about what causes MS every day and zeroing in on ways to prevent it.
—All above information is cited from—
www.mssociety.ca/en/information/faq.htm
