LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Pharmacists can play a major role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this debilitating disease.
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LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Pharmacists can play a major role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with this debilitating disease
You have multiple sclerosis." These words can transform a vision of the future from bright to bleak. To the victims, mostly young women in their 20s and 30s, the diagnosis of MS conjures up a life of increasing disability, as an autoimmune process gradually destroys the myelin sheath in the white matter of their central nervous system (CNS).
As the disease progresses, patients can expect debilitating symptoms such as sensory disturbances in the limbs, loss of muscle coordination, problems with balance, visual disturbances, loss of bladder and bowel control, and sexual dysfunction. Studies have found that 30 years after diagnosis, 80% of MS patients require assistance with ambulation.
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