Multiple Sclerosis and Career Prospects - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages Due to these reasons, he was constrained to shift to a desk job, involving less physical stress and strain, albeit at lower pay. He discussed these aspects with his Doctor, who, after a thorough examination, and questioning about his family life, confirmed the diagnosis that he was indeed suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Although his present condition has left him with restrictions in movement, he is confident that, one day, there may be a successful medical treatment for MS, and he hopes for the best for his future.
Nature of the disease: “Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological autoimmune disorder which attacks the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)” (Multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple Sclerosis develops due to disorder in the brain and spinal cord and is caused by the inflammation and destruction of myelin, or the white brain cells. “The symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) vary from person to person depending on which part of the brain or spinal cord (Central Nervous System) is damaged. The loss of myelin and scarring caused by MS can affect any part of the central nervous system” (Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
During MS conditions, due to destruction of myelin, the various neurons transmissions are rendered slow and sluggish, as a result of which the patient manifests spasmodic tendencies, shivering of hands, general lack of hand-eye coordination, and also, as the condition progresses, impaired vision, slurred speech, paralysis, ataxia and lowering of mental faculties, chiefly with regard to word recall and retentive memory. All these occur due to the impairment of myelin, which is chiefly responsible for allowing the nerves to transmit information to, and from the brain cell receptors. “Current research shows that the main determinant of the rate of cognitive decline is not the course of the disease but the extent of the development of brain lesions to the myelin” (Evers 2007). ...Download file to see next pages Read More