Hello! Please give us a second to show you what Factolex is about.

Use your lexicon to collect terms that you find interesting and define them the way you think they are correct.

Go to my lexicon

Multiple sclerosis
has 8 synonyms ↓
Action for Research into Multiple Sclerosis
Disseminated sclerosis
MS
Multiple scelrosis
Multiple schlerosis
Multiple schlorosis
Primary progressive multiple sclerosis
Sclerosis Multiplex
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one

disorder sclerosi

Ads are not shown for registered users.

Displaying the top 5 of 31 facts in total. Show 3 more or all 31 facts

Do you know more? Submit a new fact

More lexica »Featured Lexica

Look at what our users have created already.

Computerlexicon by alex
computer | 16 terms and 53 facts
Beverage Lexicon by nader
beverage | 7 terms and 19 facts
Austrian Television by alex
austrian-television | 6 terms and 16 facts

Feedback

Please tell us what you think about our project

Contribute

On Factolex you can add facts and terms that you believe are missing.

To be sure that the term hasn't already been entered, please use the search function before doing so.

TOP ↑

Change language to:

Fact	Example: located on the west coast of the U.S
Source
Tags optional	Example: geography location -- separate tags with spaces
Meaning	Click this checkbox if your fact describes another meaning of Multiple sclerosis.Add this fact to a new term Multiple sclerosis that will have following tags:

Multiple sclerosishas 8 synonyms ↓Action for Research into Multiple SclerosisDisseminated sclerosisMSMultiple scelrosisMultiple schlerosisMultiple schlorosisPrimary progressive multiple sclerosisSclerosis MultiplexSuggest another synonym or correct a wrong one

disorder sclerosi

Your fact selection, now listed in your lexicon.

Your fact selection is not listed in your lexicon, but it counts for ranking the facts.

a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease

an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, leading to demyelination

abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata

Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in women

has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000

HLA region of Chromosome 6

first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot

Chemical structure of alemtuzumab

Abstract index

Nystagmus, characterised by involuntary eye movements, is one of many symptoms that can appear with MS

Increased sun exposure has been linked with a lower risk of MS

Detail of drawing from Carswell book depicting multiple sclerosis lesions in the brain stem and spinal cord (1838)

Ethnic groups such as the Samis have a reduced risk of MS, probably due to genetic factors

Demyelinization in MS

World map showing that risk (incidence) for MS increases with distance from the equator

Disease-modifying treatments are expensive and most of these require frequent (up-to-daily) injections

Database for analysis and comparison of global data on the epidemiology of MS

Progression of MS subtypes

T1-weighted MRI scans (post-contrast) of the same brain slice at monthly intervals

NIH listing of clinical trials related to MS

affects the areas of the brain and spinal cord known as the white matter, destroying a fatty layer called the myelin sheath, which wraps around nerve fibers and electrically insulates them

Symptoms of MS usually appear in episodic acute periods of worsening (relapses, exacerbations, bouts or attacks), in a gradually-progressive deterioration of neurologic function, or in a combination of both

Several subtypes, or patterns of progression, have been described

can be difficult to diagnose since its signs and symptoms may be similar to many other medical problems

currently believed to be an immune-mediated disorder with an initial trigger, which may have a viral etiology, although this concept has been debated for years and some still oppose it

Two main measures are used in epidemiological studies: incidence and prevalence. Incidence is the number of new cases per unit of person–time at risk (usually number of new cases per thousand person–years)

Although there is no known cure for multiple sclerosis, several therapies have proven helpful

Epidemiological studies of MS have provided hints on possible causes for the disease

The prognosis (the expected future course of the disease) for a person with multiple sclerosis depends on the subtype of the disease

The French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) was the first person to recognize multiple sclerosis as a distinct disease in 1868

A number of treatments that may curtail attacks or improve function are under investigation

Add a new fact

More lexica »Featured Lexica

Computerlexicon by alex

Beverage Lexicon by nader

Austrian Television by alex

Feedback

Contribute

Multiple sclerosis
has 8 synonyms ↓
Action for Research into Multiple Sclerosis
Disseminated sclerosis
MS
Multiple scelrosis
Multiple schlerosis
Multiple schlorosis
Primary progressive multiple sclerosis
Sclerosis Multiplex
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one