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Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
(ms) is the most common, disabling, neurological condition, to
affect young adults in the world today.
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Multiple
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Infections
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Three-Fold Risk of Exacerbation
After Infection
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| During a study on the effects of stress and Multiple Sclerosis,
it was also reported by researchers who conducted the study in the Netherlands,
that the risk of developing a Multiple Sclerosis exacerbation following
an infection was tripled. D Buljevac et al, Department of Neurology,
Rotterdam, Netherlands, studied the effects of stressful, self-reported
life events in 73 patients with Multiple Sclerosis over a period of
up to 60 months.
In order to distinguish the effects of stress on patients with Multiple
Sclerosis it was necessary to exclude the effects of infection. "Throughout
the study, 134 exacerbations occurred in 56 patients and 136 infections
occurred in 57 patients."
"Infections were associated with a threefold increase in the risk
of exacerbation, but this effect was found to be independent of experienced
stress."
BMJ 2003; 327: 646-0.
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