The history of multiple sclerosis What is multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is believed to have been discovered during many centuries ago. Since then, questions have been raised, but only now are they actually responded.
After much research and numerous series of studies have been made in regard to multiple sclerosis, it was found that multiple sclerosis is a disease affecting the nervous system that are usually experienced by the people.
Learn more about its etiology
This disease affects people from all ages from all walks of life, with a preference for young individuals. According to research statistics, women are the most common carriers of the disease, especially those residing in the northern regions of the globe.
It was discovered through research that MS has a genetic susceptibility. However, it is not directly inherited.
In addition, since the disease primarily affects the nervous system, neurological symptoms are manifested. These symptoms include paralysis, problems walking, loss of vision and numbness. These symptoms are often different, extremely confused and patternless. This makes it even more difficult for an accurate diagnosis.
These symptoms occur because of abnormalities in the nervous system due to the inability to communicate or transmission of signals incorrect. A fatty substance that surrounds and acts as an insulator for nerve fibers is called myelin. This is the nerve myelin who need to properly perform the required amount of electricity for normal functioning of the body. However, in multiple sclerosis, the myelin is damaged.
As an autoimmune disease, the body's cells and proteins attack its own species, failing to recognize it as independent. The immune system attacks foreign bodies naturally, but as multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, the body's own cells attack its own cells and tissues.
His early
Back in the 19th century, people listen only hearsay and belief, superstition and wisdom of the elderly or those who normally care for him who was sick. The drugs were never tested, and doctors mainly depends on their skills of observation for an accurate diagnosis. But if you look at their newspapers, it could be derived that they were indeed correct in diagnosing cases such as multiple sclerosis because the written information probably leads to such a disease.
In the 19th century, specifically 1838, he had drawings of patients with multiple sclerosis. While doctors at the time had not a complete understanding of multiple sclerosis and the disease which could lead to the drawings and clearly what is now known as multiple sclerosis.
His discovery detailed
He was a professor named Jean-Martin Charcot, who discovered all about multiple sclerosis. It was 1868 and he was professor of neurology at the University specifically to Paris in time. He received the tag "father of neurology
because of its many contributions to the world of neurology.
It was recorded that Professor Charcot got to see a woman who had tremors that were very new to him. Apart from the tremor, he also saw other neurological symptoms such as abnormal movements of the eyes and blurred vision. Since the medicine at the time was far advanced, the patient died. At autopsy, he discovered that his brain had plaques or scars that the doctors now know is characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
Posted on September 3, 2010.
