What Is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
MS is a disease that can affect your brain and spinal cord, and can cause problems with vision, balance, muscle control.
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Join Group on FacebookMS is a disease that can affect your brain and spinal cord, and can cause problems with vision, balance, muscle control.
As you learn more about they type of MS you have, you'll have a clearer idea how it may affect you in the coming years.
We answer some of the most common questions about MS.
MS is a disease that can affect myelin, the protective coating of the nerves.
While MS is unique per person, there are a few major types of the disease.
Most people with MS have a type called relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) which usually starts in your 20s or 30s.
People with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) start out with another type of MS -- relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis is usually diagnosed later in life; symptoms include trouble with walking and balance.
Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis is the least common type of MS; symptoms vary depending on the area of the brain affected.
Most doctors think of Balo's disease as a rare form of MS.