PERLS207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Diplopia, Spasticity, Cognitive Disorder
24 Oct 2017
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October 24th physical activity and recreation for individuals with multiple. How common is ms in canada: 240 out of 100,000, this rate is rising, 9 times higher than the global average. Why are both prevalence and incidence trends increasing: population growth, better diagnosis abilities because of better methods and technology, people recognize ms better as it has been more common, like concussions. Which gender and age is most commonly effected: women are more effected than men, 3:1 3 times more likely than men, most common in the age group 20-40 years. What is ms: a chronic neurological disorder affecting the central nervous system (cns, cns is the brain and spinal cord, multiple = many sites of lesions, sclerosis = development of hardened tissue or plagues in cns. This continues until the signal cannot ever get through leading to loss of function of some muscles.
