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Does The Early, Pre-diagnosed Onset Of MS Cause Cognitive Vulnerability?

Does the early, pre-diagnosed onset of MS cause cognitive vulnerability? I was diagnosed in 2004 (relapse/remit) and am considered relatively intelligent. There was a time, when II was around 25 or so that I became involved with a very controlling older man. To this very day, I don t know why I was so weak that he was able to control my life for about 6 years. Could that possibly be due to the dormant MS and the cognitive impairment, or other MS causation? Naïveté is also a possibility but during that time, there are many blank memories, which happens to me now as a diagnosed patient. This is a nagging question that you may or may not be able to answer, but at least I ve tried!
Mon, 7 Oct 2013
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1. probably your Axons [which are damaged in MS must not have been extensively injured during 2004, resulting in dormant MS], There is no way to predict, at the beginning, how an individual person’s disease will progress.[Because symptoms come and go in the majority of people with MS, the presence of symptoms is called an an exacerbation (relapse/remit)]
2. As you are diagnosed now, probably the myelin sheath [which helps to speed nerve impulses] is damaged.
3. because it is an Autoimmune disease thus secondary cause is very difficult to establish the cause of damaged myelin.
4. because MS causes difficulty in making decisions, planning, or prioritizing at work or in private life, thus can be one of the cause of cognitive vulnerability.
5. New research has revealed that: : people with MS can experience difficulty with thinking, learning, memory, and judgment. The first signs of what doctors call cognitive dysfunction may be subtle:
i. The person may have problems finding the right word to say, or trouble remembering how to do routine tasks on the job or at home.
ii. Day-to-day decisions that once came easily may now be made more slowly and show poor judgment.
iii. Changes may be so small or happen so slowly that it takes a family member or friend to point them out.
6. Many of your problems are best treated by neurologist who have advanced training in the treatment of MS and who can prescribe specific medications to treat the problems, and because of the risk of interactions between complimentary & alternative therapies, people with MS should discuss all the therapies they are using with their doctor, especially herbal supplements. Although herbal supplements are considered "natural," they have biologically-active ingredients that could have harmful effects on their own or interact harmfully with other medications..
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Does The Early, Pre-diagnosed Onset Of MS Cause Cognitive Vulnerability?

** 1. probably your Axons [which are damaged in MS must not have been extensively injured during 2004, resulting in dormant MS], There is no way to predict, at the beginning, how an individual person’s disease will progress.[Because symptoms come and go in the majority of people with MS, the presence of symptoms is called an an exacerbation (relapse/remit)] 2. As you are diagnosed now, probably the myelin sheath [which helps to speed nerve impulses] is damaged. 3. because it is an Autoimmune disease thus secondary cause is very difficult to establish the cause of damaged myelin. 4. because MS causes difficulty in making decisions, planning, or prioritizing at work or in private life, thus can be one of the cause of cognitive vulnerability. 5. New research has revealed that: : people with MS can experience difficulty with thinking, learning, memory, and judgment. The first signs of what doctors call cognitive dysfunction may be subtle: i. The person may have problems finding the right word to say, or trouble remembering how to do routine tasks on the job or at home. ii. Day-to-day decisions that once came easily may now be made more slowly and show poor judgment. iii. Changes may be so small or happen so slowly that it takes a family member or friend to point them out. 6. Many of your problems are best treated by neurologist who have advanced training in the treatment of MS and who can prescribe specific medications to treat the problems, and because of the risk of interactions between complimentary & alternative therapies, people with MS should discuss all the therapies they are using with their doctor, especially herbal supplements. Although herbal supplements are considered natural, they have biologically-active ingredients that could have harmful effects on their own or interact harmfully with other medications..