Patient's question:
Head accompanied by intermittent severe pain, localized leg numbness, vision loss, double vision. In the hospital, there was no diagnosis of high blood pressure, only mild cataracts, cerebral artery hardening with insufficient blood supply. Could this be caused by multiple sclerosis? How can multiple sclerosis be differentiated?Doctor's answer:
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized primarily by demyelination of the white matter in the central nervous system. Most patients exhibit recurrent episodes of neurological dysfunction, with many relapses and a progressively worsening condition. To date, there is no effective cure for multiple sclerosis. The main goal of treatment is to suppress acute inflammatory demyelinating lesions and prevent factors that may trigger relapses, thereby reducing the frequency of episodes as much as possible.