What is MS? - MS Trust
WEBApr 1, 2022 · MS is a disease affecting the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). It’s estimated that more than 150,000 people in the UK have MS. Every week around 135 more people are diagnosed. It’s nearly three times more common in women than in men. Most people are diagnosed in their 30s and …
MS signs and symptoms - MS Trust
WEBfatigue. strange skin sensations (including numbness, tingling, pins and needles, a crawling feeling) balance and coordination problems. vision problems. walking difficulties. thinking and memory difficulties. muscle spasms and stiffness. bladder and bowel problems. temperature sensitivity.
A-Z of MS - MS Trust
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Types of MS - MS Trust
WEBOct 1, 2020 · Types of MS. Ben Turner, Consultant neurologist, Rachel Morrison, MS Specialist Nurse, and Simon Ghafur, MS Nurse Practitioner, explain the different types of MS. Not everyone's MS is the same. You might have a diagnosis of relapsing remitting MS, secondary progressive MS or primary progressive MS, but everyone has a …
Early symptoms of MS - MS Trust
WEBAug 22, 2023 · These must count as one of the more bizarre symptoms of MS, with some describing a feeling like crawling insects. Between them, Cara, Helena and Caroline felt a real mix of odd skin sensations, which are also known as altered sensations.. Cara's symptoms started when she woke with a numb foot, a feeling that spread up her leg.Then came a painful 'electric shock' sensation in her spine, which ...
How is MS diagnosed? - MS Trust
WEBJul 23, 2024 · The most common next step is an magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) of your brain. Your neurologist may ask for a spinal cord scan if they feel it is appropriate. An MRI scan can detect the scars caused by MS. These are called lesions and everyone gets more of these white patches in their brain as they get older.
Worried you have MS? - MS Trust
WEBJan 1, 2022 · unusual feelings in the skin (such as pins and needles or numbness) slowed thinking. problems with eyesight. There are other symptoms of MS but these are less commonly experienced early in the course of the condition. All of these early symptoms can also be symptoms of other medical conditions. If …
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National guidelines for multiple sclerosis care and services
WEBJul 1, 2022 · The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the revised clinical guideline Multiple Sclerosis in adults: management (NG220) in June 2022. It gives recommendations on how healthcare and other professionals should care for and support people with MS. The guideline covers the NHS in England, and is also used in Wales.This guideline updates and replaces NICE's 2014 ...
Assisted dying - background information - MS Trust
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Assisted dying is used to describe prescribing life-ending drugs for terminally ill, mentally able adults to administer themselves within strict legal safeguards. Assisted suicide is used to describe prescribing life-ending drugs to people with long term progressive conditions and other people who are not dying. The drugs are …
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