| In our first article in this series on
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| | may have some relapses and remissions but
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| multiple sclerosis we discussed what the
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| | as this stage progresses the symptoms
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| disease itself was. In this articles
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| | reach a point where they just
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| we're going to go over the different
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| | progressively get worse each day. This
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| types of multiple sclerosis.There are
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| | is why it is called secondary
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| actually four different variations of
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| | progressive. People with secondary
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| multiple sclerosis. This was defined by
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| | progressive have their good and bad days
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| an independent survey of neurologists in
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| | but aside from the occasional relapse,
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| 1996.The first form of multiple sclerosis
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| | the is no real recovery. It usually
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| is what is known as relapsing remitting,
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| | takes about 10 years for people with
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| or as Jed Bartlett calls it in "The West
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| | relapsing remitting to move into the
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| Wing," the "good kind." Whether or not
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| | secondary progressive stage.The third
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| there is a good kind of any disease is
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| | stage of multiple sclerosis is what is
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| open for debate. The characteristics of
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| | called Progressive Relapsing Multiple
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| this form of multiple sclerosis are that
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| | Sclerosis. This form of multiple
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| old symptoms can disappear completely and
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| | sclerosis is progressive right from the
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| new ones can come into play, or the old
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| | moment it is diagnosed, meaning that
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| symptoms can still be present or even
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| | symptoms continually worsen as the
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| worsen. After this happens there are
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| | disease itself progresses in time. There
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| periods called remissions where the
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| | is a significant recovery period in this
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| symptoms completely disappear. The
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| | stage but when symptoms return they are
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| relapsing part is where old symptoms
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| | progressively worse.the fourth stage of
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| worsen as new symptoms appear and the
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| | multiple sclerosis is what is called
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| remitting part is when the symptoms
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| | Primary Progressive. This is the worst
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| disappear. This is why it is called
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| | form of the disease. It is characterized
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| relapsing remitting, and it usually runs
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| | by a gradual progression of the disease
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| in cycles. Remissions can last for many
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| | right from the start with no remissions
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| years or only a few weeks. Recovery can
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| | at all. There may be periods where the
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| take years or sometimes happen instantly.
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| | disease levels off and doesn't worsen but
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| That is why this is such an
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| | never a time where the person suffering
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| unpredictable disease. The majority of
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| | goes into remission. Other differences
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| the people affected by multiple sclerosis
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| | between this stage and the other three
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| are first diagnosed as having relapsing
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| | stages is that primary progressive
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| remitting MS. This usually happens when
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| | usually hits a person in their late 30's
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| they are in their 20's or 30's. The
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| | or early 40's and men are just as likely
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| ratio of women to men who have this form
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| | to get primary progressive as women.
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| is about 2 to 1.The next stage of
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| | Initially the disease attacks the spinal
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| multiple sclerosis is what is called
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| | cord but eventually makes its way to the
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| secondary progressive. This stage
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| | brain. However it is less likely to
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| usually comes many years after the
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| | damage the brain as the other stages.In
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| initial diagnosis of relapsing remitting.
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| | our last article in this series we'll
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| The characteristics of this stage are
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| | discuss treatments for multiple
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| the worsening of symptoms between
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| | sclerosis.
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| relapses. In the early stages the person
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