Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological disorder of young adults, usually being diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. The destruction of nerves causes loss of functional ability, the source of which is not fully understood and there is no cure. MS is a disease of the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord). Nerve fibres are covered with a substance called myelin, which acts as an insulator and allows impulses to travel down the nerves quickly and efficiently. In MS, the myelin becomes inflamed and scarred, and is eventually destroyed - sometimes MS is re...