Multiple sclerosis
Other names | Disseminated sclerosis, encephalomyelitis disseminata
Specialty | Neurology
Symptoms | Double vision, blindness in one eye, muscle weakness, trouble with sensation, trouble with coordination
Usual onset | Age 20–50
Duration | Long term
Causes | Unknown
Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms and medical tests
Treatment | Medications, physical therapy
Prognosis | 5–10 year shorter life expectancy
Frequency | 2 million (2015)
Deaths | 18,900 (2015)