Overview
Transverse myelitis is a neurological condition that creates inflammation in the spinal cord, usually within the protective covering around the nerve cell fibers called the myelin. This inflammation can cause injury to the spinal cord itself, and it might affect what a patient feels in areas of the body below the injury. Transverse myelitis may also disrupt the transmission of electrical signals to the spinal nerves, leading to various issues with movement and sensory ability.
Several factors have been identified as being responsible for causing the disorder. Some of the more common ones include multiple sclerosis, various viral infections, autoimmune disorders, and vaccinations against infectious diseases. Transverse myelitis has
Myotomes are spinal nerve fibers and the corresponding muscles. When a spinal cord injury happens, myotomes can be damaged which result in the lack of movement in a muscle and the abnormal functioning of dermatomes can pinpoint spinal nerve damage because lack of sensation occurs.
There is no known cause of DLE, however environmental issues (exposure to sunlight and cigarette smoke) could cause an outbreak of DLE. Symptoms of this disorder are sporadic at best where different people will develop
Multiple Sclerosis occurs as a result of demyelination of the axons within the central nervous system and neuronal loss.1 The immune system produces antibodies that attack oligodendrocytes. When the oligodendrocytes are destroyed, they produce patches of demyelination referred to as plaques.2 (p.41) These plaques are found in the white matter of the central nervous system. With the loss of myelination of neurons, the transmission of signals may become slowed or blocked.2(p.41) Communication between the brain, spinal cord, and other areas of the body are hindered.3 Multiple sclerosis may result in the deterioration of the myelin surrounding the nerves, and also the nerves themselves. Unfortunately, this disease process is irreversible, incurable and often debilitating.3
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system. The myelinated nerve cells get attacked which results in scars and lesions that destroy the myelin sheath. The reason for the body attacking its own nerve cells is unknown. Many believe that the cause of MS is from a virus, a deficiency in Vitamin D, or genetics. Studies are being done to find out what is the real cause of MS.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) a disease which the immune system attacks the protective sheath also known as the myelin that covers the nerves. Damages myelin disrupts the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. The nerves itself may weaken, process that is currently irreversible.
Multiple Sclerosis, commonly known as MS is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Scientists have been studying MS since the 19th century. In MS, the body’s immune system produces cells and antibodies that attack myelin in your brain which is essential for the nerves in your brain and spinal cord to conduct electricity to perform its function. The attack on myelin results in vison loss, paralysis, numbness, muscle weakness, difficulty walking, stiffness, spasms, and bladder and bowel problems. MS has varying degrees of severity and affects people between the ages of 20-50, mostly women. Although there are treatments, there is no cause and cure yet.
Multiple Sclerosis is caused by chromosome 6. It is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. Symptoms of this disorder include numbness or weakness in one or more limbs typically on one side of the body or the legs, partial or complete loss of vision, tingling or pain in parts of your body, slurred speech, and dizziness.
The main cause of MS is yet to be known, researchers have suggested that MS is a demyelinating disease. Here myelin gets degenerated. Myelin is a material which is composed of fats and provides insulation for the nerves. This insulation of fat contributes in transmission of impulses with very high speed, allowing people to move almost without thinking. Therefore, when this myelin sheath is not present it cause a short circuiting like case and the person cannot move rapidly, smoothly and coordinate movements. According to researchers the immune system mistakes the myelin as a foreign body and attacks to destroy this myelin. It is not known yet what triggers the immune system but it is thought to be a combination of many factors. Among a few theories a virus that lies dormant in the body plays a major role in the causing of this disease by disturbing the immune system or indirectly contribute to the autoimmunity. Another one of the theories also says that it is not because of any specific virus but a common virus like herpes or measles which activates the
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Multiple sclerosis, commonly known as MS, is an auto-immune disease. An auto-immune disease is one in which the body attacks itself. In this particular disease, the central nervous system is being attacked. Specifically, the myelin sheath, or the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord, is attacked. The attacks cause scar tissue, which makes it difficult for signals to travel between the brain and body. Eventually, the nerves may deteriorate, which is a process that is completely irreversible [5]. See the figure below for more detail.
In Multiple Sclerosis, an abnormal immune mediated response attacks the myelin coating around the nerves in the nervous system in the body. They also say that Multiple sclerosis is more prevalent in areas farther away from the equator (National MS Society). The environment may even have a small role in the disease. Scientists also believe that Multiple Sclerosis may happen when exposed to different viruses and bacteria. According to PubMed, Infectious pathogens are the likely environmental factors involved in the development of Multiple Sclerosis (PubMed). Multiple Sclerosis is not a contagious disease at all. It is not a genetic
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder that causes the white blood cells to attack a specific part of the nervous cells in the brain called myelin sheaths. MS is becoming more and more common in young adults, so researchers are trying to find the causes of MS in order to know how to prevent it. The main cause of MS is still unknown, yet researchers have found some factors that could be considered as risk factors for MS. The factors that causes MS are infectious, genetic, and environment factors.
Causes due to infections: because the exposure to many viruses , bacteria and other microbes occurs during adolescence, and because viruses are well recognized as causes of demyelination, it is possible that a virus or infectious agent is the cause of sclerosis multiple.
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease of the central nervous system. The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. Both have nerve fibers that are wrapped in a myelin sheath. In MS, the myelin sheath becomes inflamed and gradually is destroyed. With the destruction of the myelin sheath comes an array of symptoms that may include numbness or tingling, balance problems, weakness, muscle spasms, and blurred vision.
Multiple Sclerosis is a common disease affecting the brain and central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerve optics. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological disease of young adults, affecting nearly 2.3 million people. MS is an immune-mediated disorder, meaning that the system designed to keep your body healthy harms parts of the body that are vital to everyday function. There are two major features of MS. The first and most prevalent is the destruction of myelin, a fatty insulation covering the nerve fibers. The result of which is demyelination, multiple patches of hard, scarred tissue called plaques or lesions. The word sclerosis comes from Greek, skleros, meaning hard. The second is the