Multiple sclerosis, the disease suffered by Christina Applegate

The actress Christina Applegate posed on the red carpet to attend the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards supported by a cane and with her daughter. The interpreter suffers from multiple sclerosis and has revealed in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times that she is will be “probably” her last red carpet

On his cane he carried the message “Fuck you, sclerosis”. This disease affects the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and spinal cord and can manifest itself in many ways in the body. In fact, it is known as “the disease with a thousand faces.”

What is multiple sclerosis

Nerve fibers connect the body with the brain to send and receive orders, but when myelin, a substance that protects nerve fibers and covers axons (which carry nerve impulses), is damaged, messages are not coming.

The nervous system also protects against infection, but when myelin is damaged it leaves scars and creates lesions. As myelin and the nerve fibers themselves are damaged, disability is increasing.

In general, multiple sclerosis is a disease with more incidence in cold areas. Likewise, in Spain, three out of four affected are women, as reported by the Multiple Sclerosis Spain Association.

Currently, the cause of multiple sclerosis is not known, although various may intervene aspects such as genetic and environmental factors, vitamin D, intestinal microbiota, infections caused by viruses such as Epstein Barr, to the one associated with the disease, or the lifestyle itself can be triggers.

• Vision disorders

• balance problems

• Fatigue

• Numbness of the extremities

• Tingle

• Lack of sensitivity to touch

• Pain

• loss of muscle dexterity

• Dificulty to walk

• Sadness

• Depression

In the case of actress Christina Applegate, she began to notice the effects of the disease in the middle of filming the series Dead to Me in 2021. The interpreter he experienced tremors and felt pain in his legs.

Multiple sclerosis is not a fatal disease, but it does influence the quality of life of those who suffer from it. These people usually experience outbreaks And they can appear suddenly. In addition, it is such a complex disease that the symptoms can vary depending on whether it is one of the forms of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis or one of the progressive forms, as explained by the Fundació Esclerosi Múltiple.

For its diagnosis it is necessary to neurologist intervention and from various specialists who perform different tests such as analytical or resonances.