Symptoms of demyelinating disease

What are the symptoms of demyelinating disease? We will suffer from many diseases in our lifetime. The number of diseases known to humans is innumerable. Some of these diseases are individual and there are relatively few cases of illness, so we don’t need to understand them. But we still need to understand some common diseases. Knowing more will be helpful in the future. Demyelinating disease is a disease with various clinical manifestations. The symptoms of this disease are relatively difficult to understand. In order to better prevent this disease in the future, we should have a deeper understanding of it.

disease:

Demyelinating diseases are a large group of acquired diseases with different causes and clinical manifestations but similar characteristics. The characteristic pathological changes are the loss of myelin sheath in nerve fibers while nerve cells remain relatively intact. The function of myelin sheath is to protect neurons and enable nerve impulses to be transmitted quickly on neurons. Therefore, the loss of myelin sheath will affect the transmission of nerve impulses.

The myelin sheath of nerves in acute demyelinating diseases can regenerate rapidly and completely. Although the regenerated myelin sheath is thinner, it generally has little effect on functional recovery. In chronic demyelinating neuropathy, due to repeated demyelination and significant proliferation of Schwann cells that regenerate myelin, the nerves may become thicker and axons may be lost, resulting in incomplete functional recovery.

Clinical manifestations:

Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system caused by an autoimmune disorder. Most cases occur between the ages of 20 and 40, but rarely occur in people under 10 or over 50. The onset can be acute or slow, and is manifested by:

(1) Psychiatric symptoms: such as irritability, excessive crying, excessive laughing, memory loss, etc.;

(2) Articulation disorders or inconsistent speech;

(3) Visual impairment;

(4) decreased or abnormal sensation;

(5) Impaired limb movement or paralysis;

(6) Urinary disorders, impotence, etc. This disease is fluctuating, that is, the symptoms may be relieved on their own or after treatment after an attack, but may recur after a period of time. However, each relapse may leave a certain degree of functional impairment, and the general trend is that the condition gradually worsens. The prognosis of this disease is generally not very bad, with an average survival period of 25-30 years after onset.

Nursing measures:

1. Treatment and medication: The treatment of this disease should be carried out as early as possible to control the deterioration of the disease and reduce recurrence. Commonly used drugs include prednisone, epinephrine, dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, etc. The doctor chooses the medicine based on the patient's condition, treatment response and financial situation.

2 Avoid triggers; trauma, fatigue, excitement, upper respiratory tract infection and other infections can induce aggravation and recurrence of the disease, so try to avoid them. Pregnancy can accelerate the progression of the disease, so women should avoid pregnancy for at least two years after an attack.

3Acute attack or relapse period:

(1) Rest in bed to help relieve the symptoms;

(2) Give the paralyzed limbs appropriate passive movements to prevent joint stiffness and pain;

(3) Bedridden patients in the late stage should be turned over frequently and given skin care.

4. Follow-up examination: Patients should go to the hospital for follow-up examination regularly to understand whether their condition has progressed so that appropriate treatment can be given. You can take Naoyizhi capsules while taking western medicine, which is beneficial to the treatment, improvement and recovery of the disease. The condition you described is not comprehensive, and you don't know your age. What is provided here can only be used as a reference. It is recommended that you go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment.