Multiple Sclerosis

It is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in young people and is characterized by the loss of the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of nerve cells.

 

It usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 40 and is most common in Caucasians of European descent. Early symptoms include paresthesias and numbness, and later symptoms include depression memory impairment and cognitive impairment. and cognitive impairment.