Hubert is the main carer for his wife who has Multiple Sclerosis. He works full time in a local garage and also looks after their two children. The eldest child is in the final year of GCSEs and their youngest child has recently started secondary school. Hubert is a positive person but sometimes finds it […]
Describe the typical course of multiple sclerosis that Pamela can expect in the future.
Multiple Sclerosis Pamela is a social worker, age 36, that has recently received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Pamela reports that she has lost part of her left visual field, has weakness in her legs, and numbness in her face. Pamela’s mother also had multiple sclerosis. 1. Please state the relevant factors in the patient […]
Describe different types of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic disease that can affect the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves in the eyes. It is the most prevalent chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS), affecting more than 2 million people worldwide, and it is currently incurable (Longo et al., 2018). MS is the second […]