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 is multiple sclerosis 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 multiple periods of remission followed by worsening of the condition. To date, there is no effective cure for multiple sclerosis. The main goal of treatment is to suppress acute inflammatory demyelinating lesions, prevent factors that may trigger attacks, and minimize the frequency of relapses as much as possible.