Occurring more frequently among people more distant from the equator, this inflammatory disease causes degeneration of the myelin sheath, resulting in scar tissue and lesions in the white matter or sclerae which gives the disease its name.
A grandson of George III left the first detailed diary of living with this disease, beginning with transient loss of sight at 28, and later developing weakness of the legs, clumsiness of the hands, and erectile dysfunction, until at 50, he began to use a wheelchair. Occurring more frequently among people more distant from the equator, this inflammatory disease causes degeneration of the myelin sheath, resulting in scar tissue and lesions in the white matter or sclerae which gives the disease its name. FTP, name this unpredictable disease of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve.
A grandson of George III left the first detailed diary of living with this disease, beginning with transient loss of sight at 28, and later developing weakness of the legs, clumsiness of the hands, and erectile dysfunction, until at 50, he began to use a wheelchair.
Multiple sclerosis