Multiple

Sclerosis
Kiera Borthwick
 “What does MS mean to
you?”
2.3 million
people

“Fighting for my
“I may not look sick on future”
the outside, but on the
inside it’s like my body
is trying to kill me” ”World Map.” Clicker Clipart

“An uncertainty about

tomorrow”
“It's Multiple Sclerosis Week! Tell Us What MS Means to You.” National Multiple Sclerosis Society, main.nationalmssociety.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=68686.0&dlv_id=86366&s_AffiliateSecCatId=1&pw_id=10481.
Cellular processes, symptoms, and disease
progression help create treatment options.

Symptoms

Cellular
Progression
Degradation

Treatment
Options
What is Multiple Sclerosis?

“Multiple Sclerosis Myelin Sheath Cartoon.” Gene.

“Multiple Sclerosis.” Genentech, www.gene.com/patients/disease-education/multiple-sclerosis?topic=multiple-sclerosis.

MS is an Autoimmune Disease.

“Blood Brain Barrier.” Bioninja.

 The immune system causes permanent
damage to glial cells and neurons.
T-CELL KILLER
T-CELL

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER

“Clinical Progression of Multiple Sclerosis.” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-

medicine/nervous-system-diseases/multiple-sclerosis/v/clinical-progression-of-multiple-sclerosis.
Multiple Sclerosis causes changes in
saltatory conduction.

Rose, John W., et al. “Lectures: Pathology.” Multiple Sclerosis, library.med.utah.edu/kw/ms/path.html#1.

 What are the Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
BALANCE and
COORDINATI
ON
VISUAL
PROBLEMS
FATIGUE

MUSCLE PAIN
and TINGLING

“Black person.” Pixabay.

“Gray Person.” Clicker Clipart.

Agamanolis, Dimitri. “Demyelinative Diseases, Chapter 6.” Neuropathology: An Illustrated Interactive Course for Medical Students and Residents, neuropathology-web.org/chapter6/chapter6aMs.html.
 How does MS Progress?
Relapsing Remitting
MS

Severit
y

“Orange MS Ribbon.” Pinterest.

“Clinical Progression of Multiple Sclerosis.” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-

medicine/nervous-system-diseases/multiple-sclerosis/v/clinical-progression-of-multiple-sclerosis.
Tim
 Treatment options target the symptoms, not the source…

“Corticosteroids.” Healthy Place.

“Physical Therapy for MS.” Behance.

Mayo Clinic Staff. “Multiple Sclerosis.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 4 Aug. 2017,
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350274.

And we still have a lot of progress to make.

 Where do we go from here?

Symptoms

Cellular
Progression
Degradation

Treatment
Options CURE!
 References
Agamanolis, Dimitri. “Demyelinative Diseases, Chapter 6.” Neuropathology: An Illustrated Interactive Course for Medical Students and

Residents, neuropathology-web.org/chapter6/chapter6aMs.html.

“Clinical Progression of Multiple Sclerosis.” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-

medicine/nervous-system-diseases/multiple-sclerosis/v/clinical-progression-of-multiple-sclerosis.

“It's Multiple Sclerosis Week! Tell Us What MS Means to You.” National Multiple Sclerosis Society,

main.nationalmssociety.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=68686.0&dlv_id=86366&s_AffiliateSecCatId=1&pw_id=10481.

Mayo Clinic Staff. “Multiple Sclerosis.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 4 Aug. 2017,

www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350274.

“MS Symptoms.” National Multiple Sclerosis Society, www.nationalmssociety.org/Symptoms-Diagnosis/MS-Symptoms.

Rose, John W., et al. “Lectures: Pathology.” Multiple Sclerosis, library.med.utah.edu/kw/ms/path.html#1.