Exhaustion, blurred vision, imbalance and clumsiness, when extreme are some common symptoms of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects women much more -2.5 women for every marine and is the second cause of disability in young adults, after traffic. accidents
In Spain, 55,000 people have this neurological disease that is diagnosed mainly in girls, between the ages of 20 and 40, not knowing exactly why it obtains more in women than in men, since it is believed that there are hormonal factors. occurs with other autoimmune diseases.
To make society aware of the impact of this disease, the campaign against multiple sclerosis unstoppable rhythm was launched, which asks that no one can put themselves in the shoes of those who suffer from this disease.
Multiple sclerosis, the body’s natural defenses normally work and damage the central nervous system, but it does not manifest itself in the same way, which is why it is sometimes difficult to detect.
“The disease with a thousand faces”, as it is precisely known because of these differences in symptoms, is mainly associated with fatigue and inflammation of the optic nerve, which causes vision problems. Other possible symptoms are difficulty in the limbs, tremors, loss of balance and dizziness.
As a result, patients always need, but the public health system rarely has everything they need.
Catullus Valls, the president of the Spanish Multiple Sclerosis Association, explained that many of them would have to endure support in that organization day by day. Psychologists, rehabilitators, neurologists and teachers work with the aim of increasing the quality of life of patients.
In fact, it has been done: in recent decades, the number of patients who need to stop working because of illness has decreased somewhat, although there are still 33% of people who left their jobs, to 64% who did. in 2007
Most women diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are between the ages of 20 and 40, that is through childbearing age. One in three states was much more likely to have the disease than whether or not they had children.
As explained by the neurologist Ana Belén Caminero, coordinator of the Study Group of Demyelinating Diseases of the Spanish Society of Neurology (Sen.), when it comes to giving treatment, it is considered reasonable if women want to be mothers, because pregnancy is possible. be to advice
And right now, living with multiple sclerosis is much easier than it was a few years ago. In fact, the Merck campaign, as explained by Marisa GarcÃa-Vaquero, seeks to promote a better integration of people who suffer from this disease, to avoid the social isolation that patients sometimes suffer.
