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To characterize MS briefly, It is a demyelinating disease- a degeneration of the myelin sheath which encapsulates nerves
Symptoms mainly involve flairs of neurological deficits that vary greatly in severity, persistance, location and disability.
Mainstay of treatment has always been pulsed doses of steroids or chronic daily steroids for more severe presentations, although newer drugs have been developed recently.
The best help you can give your father is understanding and support. For a previously healthy man, the psychological toll is just as devastating as the physical toll
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