Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms. It's also known as MS. In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, known as myelin. This interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body ...

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What helps you cope with fatigue related to MS? Any tips? Fatigue is one of the most common — and often most challenging — symptoms of multiple sclerosis. According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, this isn’t just feeling tired. It can be overwhelming and disruptive, affecting work, social life, hobbies, household tasks and relationships. Many of you have participated in MS ...

For years, some patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) weren't getting better despite receiving the right treatments. The problem wasn't the therapy. It was the diagnosis. A new episode of "Tomorrow's Cure" podcast explores how the discovery of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, transformed the understanding of autoimmune neurologic disease ...

Hello @greekcan I am sure that this tightness you are feeling is uncomfortable. I am glad to hear that your physician is in the process of ruling out MS as this type of tightness is a symptom of MS. I see that your Hiatal hernia was repaired. Was this a surgical procedure? If so, do you recall the name of the procedure? You might consider talking to the surgeon who performed the surgery to see ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes multiple sclerosis, or MS, in people who don't have it in their family? ANSWER: The exact cause of MS isn’t known. But it’s clear that a variety of factors can increase a person’s risk of developing this disease. Along with genetics, those risk factors include age, sex, a medical history of certain infections or diseases, race, and the climate where you live ...