Teens and Multiple Sclerosis

According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple sclerosis or MS It is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves. Surrounding and protecting the nerve fibers of the CNS is a fatty tissue called myelin, which helps nerve fibers conduct electrical impulses.

    In MS, myelin is lost in multiple areas, leaving scar tissue called sclerosis. These damaged areas are also known as plaques or lesions. Sometimes the nerve fiber itself is damaged or broken.

    Myelin not only protects nerve fibers, but makes their job possible. When myelin or the nerve fiber is destroyed or damaged, the ability of the nerves to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain is disrupted, and this produces the various symptoms of MS.

Some of the most common symptoms of MS are;
Memory loss
Dizziness and Vertigo
Severe Fatigue
Difficulty in Walking and/or Balance or Coordination Problems including paralysis    
Numbness
Pain     
Vision Problems including full or partial blindness    
Severe Headaches    
Hearing Loss     including deafness
Seizures     
Stuttering and Slurred Speech
Speech and Swallowing Disorders
Tremor

    Although death isn't common among the average people wh suffer from MS, but for teens and elderly people it is something that unfortunately is something that commonly happens because of it.

    Multiple sclerosis  is one of the most common nervous system diseases, but yet it is one of the least known about diseases in our world today. Multiple sclerosis affects an estimated 25 million people worldwide and is one of the major causes of disability in adults under the age of 65.

    Approximately 330,000 people in the United States are afflicted with multiple sclerosis and about 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. Multiple sclerosis is typically diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, but 10% percent of those suffering from the disease are under 18 years old.

    10% might not seem like much but that means that there are 20 people are diagnosed each week are under 18. That's about 1,040 people each year and that number is rising especially in young Caucasian  girls between 12 and 16, but not many studies have been done.