MS

Question 1

T/F - MS is a demyelinating disease?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Name a common impairment in MS

Answer 2

Weakness, ataxia

Question 3

Can people recover from MS?

Answer 3

No - because of scarring in the CNS

Question 4

What causes MS?

Answer 4

Unknown but can be related to environmental factors

Question 5

Describe the pathological process of MS.

Answer 5

1. The bodies immune system attacks the myelin sheath in the CNS (Mistakes it for foreign body)
2. Myelin is partially or fully stripped from the nerve fibres
3. Electrical impulses slow down
4. The myelin sheath may heal and repair and some return of function

Question 6

What is the scarring of the CNS called?

Answer 6

Sclerosis

Question 7

Signs and symptoms of MS?

Answer 7

Ataxia, balance, cognition, foot drop, walking, spasticity speech and swallowing, tremor, muscle weakness, fatigue, P+N, N+T

Question 8

How is MS diagnosed?

Answer 8

MRI, lumbar puncture

Question 9

What are the types of MS?

Answer 9

Relapsing remitting, primary progressive and secondary progressive

Question 10

What is relapsing/ remitting MS?

Answer 10

Clearly defined attacks of worsting followed by partial or complete recovery periods

Question 11

What is primary progressive MS?

Answer 11

All the time - slowly worsening, no recovery

Question 12

What is secondary progressive MS?

Answer 12

Following a period of relapsing - remitting, many people develop primary progressive worsening symptoms