Multiple Sclerosis

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a blood test, this will help rule out inflammatory diseases that may have symptoms similar to MS. A spinal tap, which would be next, will show anything abnormal in your white blood cells. Lastly would be an MRI. The MRI will show brain lesions. And although having lesions is proof of MS, it also may be Lyme disease or Lupus.
Treatment is usually used to treat the attacks that come as the disease progresses. The most common treatments are steroids. This reduces the inflammation that would bring on an attack. Another way to treat MS is plasma exchange; however this is only used in extreme conditions and with people who do not respond to steroids. Doctors recommend physical therapy as a treatment also. However, my sister who has MS, walks every day and that seems to help her keep her strength up.
In closing, MS is a debilitating disease with no cure, which can leave a person with no control over their own body. It is a daily challenge to do the things an otherwise ...

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