Symptoms of multiple sclerosis: 9 notices to pay attention

Symptoms of multiple sclerosis: 9 notices to pay attention


Understand how to prevent and identify the condition still at the beginning

Knowing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis can be important to detect the possible development of diseases. After all, according to the WHO (World Health Organization), it affects about 40,000 people in Brazil alone.




Understand the multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a neurological, chronic and autoimmune disease. This means that it generates a change in the patient’s immune system, involuntarily causing the body defense cells “attacking” the central nervous system, causing brain lesions and spinal cord.

Unfortunately, there is no cure for the disease. The causes are still unknown and therefore little is known about a possible prevention. The treatment focuses on the attention of symptoms and on the slowdown of the progression of multiple sclerosis. However, according to the Brazilian association of multiple sclerosis (Abem), many studies have allowed a constant and significant evolution in the quality of life of patients.

Early diagnosis is fundamental

Although there is still no definitive cure for multiple sclerosis, the treatment is able to provide good quality of life for the patient. But so that this happens, it is necessary to diagnose in the early stages of the disease. Therefore, one of the main recommendations is to perform consultations And periodic exams, to evaluate how healthy it is, even in the absence of symptoms.

Symptoms of multiple sclerosis

However, it is important to pay attention to the signs that multiple sclerosis can give. Therefore, see below what are the main symptoms of the disease:

  1. Fatigue;
  2. Changes in the intestine;
  3. Pain;
  4. Unilateral visual changes;
  5. Eye pain;
  6. Numbness;
  7. Weakness;
  8. Changes muscle strength;
  9. Change of coordination and electrical.

“If the patient does not study with a neurologist, the disease is worsening. That’s why we are talking about early diagnosis”, warns the coordinator of the ICaraí hospital and the coordinator of neurology at the San Gonçalo hospital and the coordinator of clinical neurology.

“Often these patients are young, with a whole life in sight. So it is essential to avoid the disability that the disease can generate bringing more quality of life,” adds Dr. Viviane Tavares, also a neurologist of the ICARAí hospital.

Source: Terra

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