Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a type of autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system composed of the following: the brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, and medulla); the spinal cord (thoracic, cervical, sacral, and coccygeal segments); and the nerve cells (neurons) that send signals or messages to other parts of the human body before it responds to a stimulus and works according to its function. This disease is caused by the aggressive attacks of the immune system on the myelin sheath, a protective cover of the nerve fibers, until it cuts and destroys the wire-like fibers.
However, the reason why the immune system attacks it remains unknown. In addition, when this fiber is damaged, communication problems between the brain and the nerves occur, affecting all the signals delivered to the entire body. Symptoms and effects of this complication involve numbness in some parts of the body, mood swings, back pains, blurred vision, muscle spasms and weakness, dizziness, temporary memory loss, blindness, immobility, and partial or complete paralysis. It is believed that multiple sclerosis is not hereditary but developed through environmental factors. This disease is usually caused by people who are smoking toxic chemicals, those who obtained infections, and deficient in vitamins D and B12.
