Multiple Sclerosis Cheri L Roy, BSNPhD Year 2

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Multiple Sclerosis Cheri L Roy, BSN-PhD Year 2

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common
  demyelinating disease of CNS. There are over
  400,000 people in the U.S. who suffer from MS and
  over 2 million world wide. Predominately seen in
  Caucasians, onset is typically seen between 20-
  40years but the severity of disease is not age
  dependant. While the symptoms and clinical
  course of MS is unpredictable, patterns
  prevailing symptoms exist.
• Studies indicate 50-75 of individuals with MS
  develop some degree of cognitive dysfunction.
  Impairment of memory, abstract reasoning
  learning ability may occur very early on (within
  1-5yrs).
• Domains most often affected are attention, memory
  and information processing speed. Language and
  intellectual function typically preserved.
  Volume of physical symptoms is not equal to the
  volume of cognitive symptoms