When an MRI is taken of the main parts of the Multiple Sclerosis nervous system, lesions are normally present. It’s the collection of these scarred areas on the brain and spinal cord that cause the MS nervous system to not function properly. Even though twice as many women are affected by MS each year, men and women both exhibit many of the same symptoms. Inflammation occurs when white blood cells attack the myelin sheath of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation damages the sheath enough to cause electrical impulses being sent between the brain and body to become less efficient.

People diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis are generally between the ages of 20 and 40, but even children can be afflicted with MS at a very young age. However, in pediatric cases of MS, the number of males with MS is usually higher than the number …