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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, Can have immune system whipped out + replaced - v.…
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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MS relapse
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To be a distinct (new) attack - onset of clinical event needs to be at least 30 days after previous attack
a single paroxysmal episode (tonic spasm) does not count as a relapse but several over 24 hours or more does equal an attack
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Pathology of MS
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Disruption of nerve signals, rate of conduction of nerves is slowed down
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'Sclerosis' means 'scaring' and 'multiple' relates to the sites of the scarring, which can occur in different places throughout the brain and spinal cord
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Prognosis
Highly variable, difficult to predict
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Wide variation on impact of lifespan - common causes of death are chronic bed sores, urogenital sepsis and aspiration or bacterial pneumonia
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Outcome measures
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Impairments / activates e.g. balance, functional reach test
MS is a chronic, progressive demyelinating disease of the CNS characterised by an inflammatory process - causing widespread degeneration of the CNS - gradually resulting in severe neurological deficit
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