Q: What is multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common disabling neurological conditions affecting young adults. It is the result of damage to myelin, the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres in the central nervous system.
MS is usually thought of as an adult condition but both children and teenagers can develop it. There are around 100,000 people in the UK with MS and as many as five to 10 per cent experience symptoms before the age of 16.
The cause of MS is still not known and there is no cure. A combination of factors could lead to someone developing MS but it is not a hereditary or contagious condition.
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