Beware the counterattack! “Multiple sclerosis”

The World Health Organization explained, “Multiple sclerosis affects functions in cognitive, emotional, motor, sensory or visual areas, and occurs as a result of attacking the immune system of the brain and spinal cord,” stating that “estimates indicate that more than 1.8 million people suffer from multiple sclerosis around the world, and that this disease can affect all ages but it is more common among young adults and females, and improves or settle down Through drug therapy early in the course of the disease, and that the treatments are different for each person according to the extent and material of the disease and symptoms.

While the Ministry of Health said: “The sclerosis is one of the autoimmune diseases that affects the central nervous system, and it is a chronic disease and the most disabilities that cause disability, and that the ministry is making a lot of efforts to raise awareness of this disease, and provide the best health services to those infected in the Kingdom’s hospitals.” She explained, “Although there is no healing treatment for the disease until now, there are medications that help relieve the symptoms associated with the disease, treat relapses or attacks, and adjust the course of the disease, in addition to physical therapy, functional therapy, psychotherapy, and balanced nutrition, as it helps patients to deal with the disease and improve the quality of their lives, indicating that the treatment for relieving symptoms is used in the urgent need and when the symptoms begin to affect life The daily for the patient, while if the pathological condition reaches the setback or the so -called attack, the patient is given then the drug “cortisone) at the time of the attack only (for a period ranging between 3 to 5 days), and this contributes to speeding up the healing from the attack or at least mitigating its severity, which is a temporary or instant treatment that does not affect the course of the disease.”

Jeddah witnessed the organization of a scientific conference to enhance awareness and integrate efforts to counter the sclerosis; This is to enhance health awareness among the various groups of society, in which a group of doctors specializing in diseases of the nervous system and mental health participated, highlighting the suffering of the patients of multiple hardness and enhancing media efforts to support them and raise awareness of the disease on a large scale, and educate media professionals about the multiple stiffness, and the challenges facing patients, and the role of the media in supporting awareness efforts and transferring the suffering of the injured.

No malignant tumor .. No fatal disease

Consultant of internal, nerves, nerves and multiple sclerosis at the Specialized Al -Nour Hospital, Dr. Mamdouh Hassan Kaltawi, explained to Okaz, that multiple sclerosis is a self -immune disease such as type 1 sugar and psoriasis, and a person suffers from genetic or external factors and the immune system feels the lining of the nerves of the brain and spinal cord; What causes symptoms called multiple sclerosis attacks, and most importantly, it is not a systematic disease, so no organ affects the brain and spinal cord, such as the liver, kidneys, heart and blood vessels that remain intact until the end of life. He continued: Multiple sclerosis is not a malignant tumor, fatal disease, genetic disease, or contagious disease, and a multi -sclerosis patient can donate blood, organs, marriage, form a family, continuing to study, work, and normal dream with a brilliant future, and enjoy all natural activities in life.

The consultant of internal, nerves and multiple sclerosis, Dr. Klikawi, adds that multiple sclerosis appears in the form of attacks that last for several days or weeks in the form of lower vision or duplication of vision, numbness, weakness of the limbs, weak control of the two lubricants, sexual weakness or loss of balance during walking, and rarely comes in the form of a fiery pain that resembles a fiery belt without rash, or in the form of vague symptoms As a general fatigue, physical, or fatty fatigue, or mood change, especially after psychological or physical strain or exposure to a hot and humid atmosphere.

Half of patients suffer from illusions

The consultant of internal, nerves, nerves and sclerosis, Dr. Klikawi, adds that it is important to note that about 30-50% of multiple sclerosis patients suffer from psychological and mood disorders and delusions that may increase disability, especially with the presence of kinetic or visual disability, and the patient needs specialized psychological treatment and psychological sessions, and the acute attack is usually treated with venous cortisone for five days, and rarely resorted to several sessions of washing Plasma if the disability is severe, while the symptoms are treated during the attack and the remainder after the attack with appropriate medicines to relieve them, and the patient often needs physical or rehabilitation with motor disability and psychological treatments with psychological symptoms. He added that the Saudi national registry for multiple sclerosis in the Kingdom is still a rare disease and affects about 60 people out of 100,000 people, especially in women and the youth category, and often the clinical condition of multiple sclerosis in the Kingdom can be divided into simple or benign sclerosis, and it represents 85-90% of cases, and often appears in the form of one attack or a few simple sensory attacks in the form of decreased vision or numbness of the limbs and continues for several Days or weeks and then disappears completely without causing a clear disability, and this type often responds to the simplest multiple sclerosis treatments, and the patient continues to have a full normal life, while severe or violent sclerosis represents between 10-15% of cases, and most patients of this type suffer from frequent and severe seizures in the form of paralysis of the limbs or a balance of balance or the loss of control of the two pillars that last for several months and does not disappear Fullly causes a disability that increases more and more with each attack, and often does not respond to the treatments available even very strong for multiple sclerosis, and unfortunately within 10-20 years the injured person becomes disabled and needs a wheelchair, and may lead to premature death due to respiratory problems, especially with the difficulties of swallowing.

30 specialized remedies

The nerve and multiple sclerosis consultant, Dr. Klikawi, explained that there are currently more than 30 specialized remedies for multiple sclerosis in the world, most of which are in the Kingdom, some of which are in the form of daily pills, subcutaneous injections, weekly or monthly skin, or an venous solution every month or six months, and most importantly, there are treatments that achieve what looks like a complete recovery of the disease, especially if they are given early before a disability occurs, as the immune memory of the disease changes On two sessions, each year for a few days in the form of pills or an venous solution, then the patient does not need any other specialized treatment for multiple sclerosis, adding that although herbal treatment or alternative therapy is extensively practiced with multiple sclerosis patients and is largely promoted, but it is still not approved and its effect often does not exceed the psychological and spiritual effect only.

The massage is a treatment .. however

A specialist of natural medicine and medical rehabilitation, Dr. Ilham Al -Araoush, explained to Okaz that physical therapy is useful for patients with sclerosis according to each case and its needs, the massage is useful provided that it is provided by a specialist who understands the types of massages and provides the appropriate type of the patient and his condition, so physical therapy and massage do not affect the disease itself or its progress but it helps to prevent complications and treat symptoms caused by the disease such as muscle stiffness or The joints help to strengthen the muscles and delay the deterioration of their condition, thus helping the patient to independence and it is less dependent on others, but in the event that it is implemented, the opposite turns into harm to the patient.

Dr. Al -Aroush, a physiotherapist and medical rehabilitation specialist, indicated that the physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist helps in improving functional performance, quality of life, and reducing muscle stiffness and cramps through the appropriate massage.

“Summ” supports the injured

The “Wasm” association explained to “Okaz” that the number of male beneficiaries is 156 beneficiaries and females 276 beneficiaries, and the association provides them with biological drugs, devices, medical supplies, supportive therapeutic sessions and psychological support and association and provide medical consultations to the injured and their families, and provide family consultations to raise the level of health awareness to patients with multiple sclerosis, and provide legal consultations For those affected by the injured, and in the awareness field the association provides awareness of the injured people for positive coexistence with the disease and educating the families on how to deal with the injured and educate the surrounding environment to provide support to the injured, and provides training services represented in workshops on the quality of life and providing training with employment for the injured.

Cause

“unknown”

Associate Professor Consultant Neur and Neurosurgery, Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs at King Saud University for Health Sciences at King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard in Jeddah, Dr. Siraj Omar Makkawi, explained to “Okaz”, that multiple hardness or sclerosis is a chronic immune disease that affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), and it occurs when the immune system attacks the protective cover of the nerves (myelin), which leads to damage and affect the function of the function Nerves, which causes multiple neurological symptoms. Dr. Makkawi said: Multiple sclerosis is classified into two main types; They are multiple sclerosis, which is the most common, and it is characterized by the occurrence of “relapses” accompanied by neurological symptoms, followed by partial or complete improvement, while the second type is the advanced multiple sclerosis and is more effective on the patient, as it is gradually deteriorating in nerve functions without clear improvement periods. It can be divided into two types; Initial and secondary, explaining that the exact cause of the disease is unknown, but it is believed that it is caused by an interaction between genetic and environmental factors and these factors do not differ between the types of disease, but the patients of multiple sclerosis are usually younger than the advanced multiple sclerosis patient Or children) from 3-5%, adding that multiple sclerosis can affect all age groups, but it is more common between 20-40 years, explaining that chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure have not been proven to cause multiple sclerosis, but some self-immune diseases such as lupus and immune thyroid inflammation may be associated with the occurrence of the disease.

Women are more injured

A consultant brain and neuroscientist, Dr. McCawi, pointed out that the disease affects women more than 2-3 times, and it is believed that the reason is due to the effect of female hormones, in addition to genetic factors and the differences of the immune system and environmental factors, and that the risk factors for this disease include genetic factors in addition to environmental factors such as lack of sun exposure, low vitamin D, Epstein-bar, smoking, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity, obesity He pointed out that multiple sclerosis is more common in areas far from the equator, as it is linked to low sun exposure and vitamin D deficiency, and the possibility of infection increases some viral diseases, and some research indicated that obesity in adolescence increases the risk of infection, especially in girls, and that the reason for its appearance among young people who ranged between the ages of 20-40 years is because this period is the peak of the activity of the immune system, what It makes it more vulnerable to self -immune disorders when exposed to environmental stimuli.

On the symptoms and signs of infection, the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs at King Saud University for Health Sciences in King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard in Jeddah, Dr. Makkawi, explained that they differ from one person to another according to the location of the affected nervous fibers, as visa disorders such as double vision, blurring of vision, numbness or tingling in the limbs, weak muscles, difficulty balance, fatigue, dizziness, and disturbances in the job functions may include The intestine and others.