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Bookmark or Share- Demyelinating disease: What can you do about it? - Mayo ClinicMultiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. In this disease, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath or the cells that produce and maintain it. The attack causes swelling, also known as inflammation, and injury to the myelin sheath.
- Emerging treatments for multiple sclerosis - Mayo ClinicSiponimod (Mayzent) was approved by the FDA in 2019. This tablet is taken orally and is approved for relapsing-remitting and secondary-progressive forms of MS. Siponimod is a medicine that stops certain cells that can cause damage in MS from entering the central nervous system. It also helps reduce both relapses and progression of disability.
- Vitamins for MS: Do supplements make a difference?The connection between vitamin D and MS is supported by the association with exposure to sunlight and the risk of MS. There is a higher incidence and risk of MS in countries away from the equator. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for adults is 600 international units (IUs) of vitamin D a day.
- Myasthenia gravis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicSymptoms. Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis gets worse when the affected muscle is used. Because symptoms usually get better with rest, muscle weakness can come and go.
- Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicPeople who have MS and who smoke tend to have more relapses, worse progressive disease, and worse cognitive symptoms. Women are up to three times as likely as men to have relapsing-remitting MS. The risk for MS in the general population is about 0.5%. If a parent or sibling has MS, your risk is about twice that or about 1%.
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