Is MS (Multiple Sclerosis) passed down from mother to child?!
Question: Is MS (Multiple Sclerosis) passed down from mother to child!?
And is it a MRI that shows that you have MS or how do they find out you have it!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
We are constantly learning more about MS!. MS is an autoimmune disease!. The genetics part is that a parent may pass on the predisposition for an autoimmune disease to their child!. Doesn't mean it will be passed on!. Doesn't mean that if it is passed on that anything (like a virus) will ever trigger the autoimmune response!.
That being said, if you have a family member with MS you have a higher chance of developing it than someone without MS in the family!. But again, doesn't mean you will!. One relative having it, you have about 1-3% chance!. I have two relatives (mom and maternal aunt) so I had about 10% chance!.
Here's a easy to understand article http://www!.medicinenet!.com/multiple_scle!.!.!.
I also like the "MS for Dummies" book!. For me MS was the devil I knew what with my mom having it!. But the book was a good reference for my husband!. Plus there were tips I hadn't heard of or thought about!.
Open a dialog with your family doctor about whether you should be getting some work-up/consults scheduled!. Your mother could speak to her neurologist too!.
MS has a wide range of symptoms!. It may take months to confirm a diagnosis!. Tests are done to look for MS and to rule out other possible causes!. Some diagnostic tests used are:
Blood work - look for Vit B12 deficiency and Lyme disease markers
MRI scans with intravenous gadolinium - identify and date lesions (plaques) in the brain!. Newer lesions show up brighter!.
Evoked potentials - hearing, vision, and motor impulses are tested to see if they move normally or too slow!.
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) - cerebro-spinal fluid is tested to identify cells that suggest MS!. Can also be used to differentiate from Lyme disease!.
For a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, at least two separate symptomatic events or changes on MRI and a physical indicator (i!.e!. change in the central nervous system) must occur!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
That being said, if you have a family member with MS you have a higher chance of developing it than someone without MS in the family!. But again, doesn't mean you will!. One relative having it, you have about 1-3% chance!. I have two relatives (mom and maternal aunt) so I had about 10% chance!.
Here's a easy to understand article http://www!.medicinenet!.com/multiple_scle!.!.!.
I also like the "MS for Dummies" book!. For me MS was the devil I knew what with my mom having it!. But the book was a good reference for my husband!. Plus there were tips I hadn't heard of or thought about!.
Open a dialog with your family doctor about whether you should be getting some work-up/consults scheduled!. Your mother could speak to her neurologist too!.
MS has a wide range of symptoms!. It may take months to confirm a diagnosis!. Tests are done to look for MS and to rule out other possible causes!. Some diagnostic tests used are:
Blood work - look for Vit B12 deficiency and Lyme disease markers
MRI scans with intravenous gadolinium - identify and date lesions (plaques) in the brain!. Newer lesions show up brighter!.
Evoked potentials - hearing, vision, and motor impulses are tested to see if they move normally or too slow!.
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) - cerebro-spinal fluid is tested to identify cells that suggest MS!. Can also be used to differentiate from Lyme disease!.
For a definite diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, at least two separate symptomatic events or changes on MRI and a physical indicator (i!.e!. change in the central nervous system) must occur!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
no its not passed down
i have it
http://www!.ninds!.nih!.gov/disorders/multi!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i have it
http://www!.ninds!.nih!.gov/disorders/multi!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
not know yet, will do IVU examination to find out!. But my left side body still painful!. I having urine infection since 30/7/08 again!.Www@Answer-Health@Com