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MS is a disease that affects the myelin, which is the insulation or the coating of the nerves in the central nervous system, in the brain, and the spinal cord. Not only is the myelin affected, but there's also damage to the nerve fibers themselves, the axons. Analogous to that the wire is damaged as well as the insulation to the wire, so it's not just the shorting out, which actually, if you look in some of the brochures, they'll still talk about shorting out, short circuit. If it were that simple, it would be a lot easier just to replace the myelin, replace the coating, and have the circuit working again, but when the wire is cut and the wire is damaged, it makes it much more difficult. What does MS do? It affects weakness, it causes weakness, it affects sensation, it affects the bladder. It affects vision, and can cause partial or total blindness. Many of these symptoms will come and go in the early stages of the disease, so-called relapses and remissions. MS affects thinking. It affects emotions. That to me is perhaps, in many ways, the most important part of MS. We see patients who have spinal cord injury, and they can function in a wheelchair. They don't have problems in thinking and memory and emotions that people with MS do. People with MS have known forever that sometimes they have bad days, terrible days. Loved ones living with them know that they have times when they're just not right. Patients with MS will forget things. They will go
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e as subtle as an arm that doesn't swing when you walk, a mild tremor in the fingers of one hand or soft, mumbling speech that's difficult to understand. You also may lack energy, feel depressed or have trouble sleeping. Or you may notice that it takes you longer to shower, shave, eat or do other routine tasks.
Other signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease may include:
Tremors. These often start with a slight shaking in one finger that later may spread to the whole arm. Sometimes hand tremors cause a back-and-forth rubbing of the thumb and forefinger known as pill rolling. Tremors also may develop in the head, lips or feet. These symptoms may occur on one or both sides of your body and may be more noticeable when you're under stress. Although tremors can be very distressing, they're usually not disabling and often disappear during sleep.
Slowed motion (bradykinesia). Over time, Parkinson's disease may cause a slow, shuffling walk with an unsteady gait and stooped posture. And certain muscles may freeze up, making it hard to resume normal movement. This is especially distressing because it can make performing the simplest tasks difficult and time-consuming. Even the functioning of the digestive tract may slow down, causing
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