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Emotional Trauma and Multiple Sclerosis - Are They Linked to MS? Stress and emotional trauma. I have always found that stress and trauma to major contributors in the cause of MS. Case histories have shown that stress can come in many forms such as: • Breakdown of a relationship. • living in a stressful environment with a partner or relative, • worry and internalised stress. • divorce. • berevement.
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- Disrupted nerve signals cause the symptoms of MS, which vary from one person to another and over time for any given individual, depending on where the damage occurs. The diagnosis of MS requires evidence of at least two areas of damage in the CNS, which have occurred at different times.
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RELIGIOUS TRAUMA SYNDROME With RTS, the trauma is two-fold. First, the actual teachings and practices of a restrictive religion can be toxic and create life-long mental damage. In many cases, the emotional and mental abuse is compounded by physical and sexual abuse due to the patriarchal, repressive nature of the environment.
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MS symptoms What causes MS symptoms? In multiple sclerosis, the protective covering of the central nervous system – myelin – is attacked and damaged, causing interruption to the usual flow of impulses along nerve fibres. Because this damage occurs at various sites, the symptoms each person experiences can vary enormously.
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How Migraines Can Lead to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Headaches and Migraines. By Colleen Doherty, MD - Reviewed by a board-certified physician. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition that arises after a traumatic event, like a car accident, death of a loved one, or abusive relationship. A person with PTSD is overcome with emotions of helplessness and fear, often reliving the traumatic event in their minds over and over again.
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- A severe brain injury occurs when trauma to the brain produces a significant neurological injury resulting in physiologic changes to a person’s brain. Four types of injury may cause trauma to the brain: Closed Head Injuries: This type of injury occurs when brain tissue impacts the inside of the skull.
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10 Signs of Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis, commonly known as “MS,” is an autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system, particularly the transmission of information within the brain as well as between the brain and the body. In people with MS, their immune system attacks the nerve fibers and myelin (the fatty substance that acts as their buffer). Damage to the nerve fibers and consequent formation of scar tissue disrupts the flow of nerve impulses across the body.
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- Traumatic brain injury can have wide-ranging physical and psychological effects. Some signs or symptoms may appear immediately after the traumatic event, while others may appear days or weeks later. The signs and symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury may include: 1  Loss of consciousness for a few seconds to a few minutes.  No loss of consciousness, but a state of being dazed, confused or disoriented.
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- OFFICE for the PREVENTION of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DOMESTIC ABUSE AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. Domestic violence (DV) is a common cause of brain injury in women, who constitute the vast. majority of victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner.
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Study identifies which children do not need CT scans after head trauma Not all head trauma results in a TBI. The severity of a brain injury may range from mild, causing brief change in mental status or consciousness, to severe, causing permanent symptoms and irreversible damage. For years, studies have suggested that CT scans were being overused to rule out traumatic brain injuries.
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Symptoms of Brain Injury Any brain function can be disrupted by brain trauma: excessive sleepiness, inattention, difficulty concentrating, impaired memory, faulty judgment, depression, irritability, emotional outbursts, disturbed sleep, diminished libido, difficulty switching between two tasks, and slowed thinking.
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- Small, repetitive movements can disturb the delicate balance of muscles, tendons, and ligaments in the hand and cause cumulative-trauma disorders (CTDs), also known as repetitive-strain injuries (RSIs) or musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs).
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Repetitive Head Injury Syndrome Second Impact Syndrome, also termed recurrent traumatic brain injury, can occur when a person sustains a second traumatic brain injury before the symptoms of the first traumatic brain injury have healed. The second injury may occur from days to weeks following the first. Loss of consciousness is not required.
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Blunt Head Trauma and Effects Two types of head trauma can occur: concussion and contusion. With a concussion, the brain is shaken, while a contusion causes direct injury to the brain. According to braininjury.com, the loss of consciousness from a blunt head trauma leads to even more damage to the brain. In addition, injury can occur to the opposite side of the brain—called contrecoupe—when the head is moving and hits a stationary object.
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Trauma Symptoms, Causes and Effects Trauma often manifests physically as well as emotionally. Some common physical signs of trauma include paleness, lethargy, fatigue, poor concentration and a racing heartbeat. The victim may have anxiety or panic attacks and be unable to cope in certain circumstances.nxiety due to trauma can manifest in problems such as night terrors, edginess, irritability, poor concentration and mood swings. While these symptoms of trauma are common, they are not exhaustive. Individuals respond to trauma in different ways.
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What Is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a long-lasting disease that can affect your brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves in your eyes. It can cause problems with vision, balance, muscle control, and other basic body functions. The effects are often different for everyone who has the disease. Some people have mild symptoms and don’t need treatment.
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trauma A trauma is a shock to the body or spirit. A car accident can cause physical trauma like broken bones while losing your dog on a walk is an emotional trauma. When you think of trauma think of blunt force. Trauma tends to come on all at once and be quite serious. Someone who experiences trauma will have either a traumatic injury or traumatic distress.
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'Miraculous' results from new MS treatment Although it is unclear what causes MS, some doctors believe that it is the immune system itself which attacks the brain and spinal cord, leading to inflammation and pain, disability and in severe cases, death.
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- 1 Second Impact Syndrome, also termed recurrent traumatic brain injury, can occur when a person sustains a second traumatic brain injury before the symptoms of the first traumatic brain injury have healed.
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How does multiple sclerosis (MS) affect the body? In people with multiple sclerosis (MS) the body's immune system causes inflammatory reactions in the brain, spinal cord and/or optic nerve. MS is a neuroimmunological disease. People with MS can have different symptoms, depending on what area of the body is attacked initially. Everyone's symptoms are unique. When MS affects the optic nerve, visual changes occur. When it affects the spinal cord, people might have changes in balance or how they're walking.
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- About Psychological Trauma. Psychological trauma is caused by an adverse experience, or series of experiences, that result in an injury that changes the way the brain functions, impairing neurophysiological, psychological, and cognitive functioning.
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Overview Traumatic brain injury occurs when an external mechanical force causes brain dysfunction. Traumatic brain injury usually results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body. An object penetrating the skull, such as a bullet or shattered piece of skull, also can cause traumatic brain injury. Mild traumatic brain injury may cause temporary dysfunction of brain cells. More serious traumatic brain injury can result in bruising, torn tissues, bleeding and other physical damage to the brain that can result in long-term complications or death. Symptoms.
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4 Possible Causes of MS Cause 1: Immunologic. MS is considered an immune-mediated disease. That is, the immune system malfunctions and attacks the CNS. Researchers know that the myelin sheath is directly affected, but they don’t know what triggers the immune system to attack the myelin.
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Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Sensory Symptoms and Pain. MS commonly causes an array of abnormal sensations like numbness and tingling, burning, aching, prickling, cramping, tightness, itching, stabbing, tearing, or pressure—and they can occur anywhere in the body.
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Emotional Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury Depression can arise as the person struggles to adjust to temporary or lasting disability and loss or to changes in one’s roles in the family and society caused by the brain injury. Depression may also occur if the injury has affected areas of the brain that control emotions. Both biochemical and physical changes in the brain can cause depression.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children The impact of single-incident trauma (such as a car accident or being beaten up) is different from that of chronic trauma such as ongoing child abuse. In addition to the symptoms of PTSD, sexual assaults have widespread impacts on the victim's psychological functioning and development.