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Multiple Sclerosis
- autoimmune-affects myelin sheath & prevents conduction on nerves
- comes and goes
- cause is unknown, no diagnostic tests
- higher risk is 1st degree relative has disease
- increased risk in colder climates
- increased risk if woman
- promote mobility
- manage symptoms
- night spasms
- can't control movements
- blurred vision, double vision, mystagmus
- mumbness, tingling in extremities
- bowel/bladder dysfunction
- genetic risk
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Multiple Sclerosis-types
- relaxing-remitting
- steady, gradual degeneration
- secondary progressive: relapsing-remitting w/final progressive
- progressive relapsing: some relapse, never gets better or returns to baseline
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Multiple Sclerosis-drug therapy
- interferon beta
- antibodies
- synthetic protein
- chemo
- immunosuppresive therapy
- muscle relaxants
- treat paresthesia
- treat B/B dysfunction
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