BIOS-252 Week 2 Case Study Assignment: Multiple Sclerosis

Week 2 Case Study: Multiple Sclerosis 1. What cellular structure is degenerating and rebuilding in MS? In multiple sclerosis, the oligodendrocytes and myelin sheaths of the CNS deteriorate and are replaced by hardened scar tissue. (Saladin, 2021) 2. Does this explain the progression we see with the signs and symptoms? Explain why. Yes, when the oligodendrocytes and myelin sheaths deteriorate the nerve conduction is disrupted. When the nerve conduction is disrupted signs and symptoms are experienced. Regenerations it not perfect. Some of the nerve fibers connect to the wrong muscle fiber or it never finds a muscle fiber, and some damage neuron just die. (Saladin, 2021) Nerve injury is often followed by a mild degree of functional deficit and even when regeneration is achieved, nerve function might take a couple years to recover or does not recover at all. (Saladin, 2021) 3. When there are issues with the neural tissue like this, they will often look into the eye. Why? Optic neuritis is an acute inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the optic nerve. Optic neuritis is often identify as the initial attack of multiple sclerosis. (Kale, 2016) Optic neuritis can be defined as a Clinically isolated syndrome, a clinical demyelinating event that is isolated in time and mostly is the initial attack of MS. Clinically isolated syndrome optic neuritis may be the initial presentation in around 20% of MS patients, and optic neuritis This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :39:10 GMT -06:00 3 presentation may occur during the course of the disease in 50% of patients with MS. Accurate and early assessment of optic neuritis is important for the early diagnosis of MS. (Kale, 2016) 4. Here are three early symptoms. that we might see in MS. Assign them to whether they are a part of the sensory, motor or autonomic nervous system. Afterward, try to describe how MS would cause these symptoms. Dysarthria: A motor nervous system disorder. Speech disorder caused by neuromuscular impairment that results in disturbance in motor control of the speech mechanism. The demyelinating degeneration cause by MS may result in spasticity, weakness, slowness, and/or ataxic incoordination of the lips, tongue, mandible, soft palate, vocal cords, and diaphragm. Like other symptoms of MS, speech or swallowing difficulties are both due to an area of damage