Selma Blair was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018, but stated that she had the first symptoms many years before. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system and thus can manifest itself in many ways, which is what makes it so difficult to diagnose.
Selma Blair: how the diagnosis received by the doctors transformed her
“I suffered from symptoms that came and went since childhood. Fever, urinary tract infections, nerve pain and numbness, depression. Symptoms I tried to alleviate with alcohol, but the effect was temporary. Symptoms that have become stronger over time. Around 2008, I started to lose feeling in my feet in a way I had never experienced before. They started giving up, inexplicably,” she confessed in an interview for ABC News.
Even though the symptoms were so obvious, the actress faced several diagnoses from doctors over the years.
“I went to chiropractors, energy workers, every kind of healer. What’s ironic to me now is that I spent so much of my life consulting experts, looking for signs, when all the time the signs were right in front of me,” she added.
The actress underwent a stem cell treatment, with the aim of resetting her immune system, and for this Salma had to resort to chemotherapy.
The condition affected him, however motor ability and vision, Salma declaring that she can no longer see at all with one of her eyes.
Life with Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis
Multiple sclerosis is a progressive, affecting condition the central nervous system, namely the spinal cord and the brain.
The causes of the disease are not fully known, and this mainly affects women, especially women between the ages of 20 and 40.
Among the main risk factors that lead to the appearance of the disease are:
- the stress
- consumption of tobacco or alcohol
- autoimmune diseases
- frequent exposure to certain toxic chemicals
- vitamin D and B12 deficiencies
- hormonal dysfunctions
The symptoms of the disease can vary and depend on the affected nerves. Thus, in milder forms, the disease is less aggressive, the person having a condition Hi, free new symptoms. In more severe forms, on the other hand, the disease can cause the patient to lose the ability to move temporarily. Sclerosis can also lead to motor disability.
The disease can be diagnosed following medical examinations that include the clinical examination, the patient’s medical history, but also tests to detect neurological and spinal cord injuries.
Multiple sclerosis cannot be completely cured. Treatment aims to manage symptoms, reduce relapses and slow the progression of the condition.
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2023-05-04 15:28:03
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