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Among the symptoms of MS are fatigue, pins-and-needles sensa-
tions, numbness, a lack of or reduction in feeling, balance problems,
speech impairments, trembling, stiffness hardening of muscles in the
arms and legs, weakness, vision defects, oversensitivity to heat, short-
term memory problems, and difficulties in judgment and decision-mak-
ing. These symptoms can vary depending on the region in which nerves
have been damaged. Since the brain controls thinking and movement,
damage in this region may affect any number of functions—memory,
understanding, character, touch, hearing, sight and muscle power.
When damage takes place in the cerebellum, at the rear of the brain,
it causes loss of balance during walking and running by affecting coor-
dination. It may lead to weakness in the nerves concerned with vision,
speech, swallowing and hearing. Damage in the brain stem can cause
functional defects regarding eye movements, respiration, heartbeat,
sweating and the excretory system. When the damage is to the spinal
column, loss of communication occurs between the body and brain.
Moreover, the brain’s signals concerning the legs, hands and other or-
gans are prevented from reaching their destinations. In progressive cas-
es, the disease can lead to partial or total paralysis.
MS disease remains incurable. Treatments only aim to prevent the
progression of the disease and relieve the symptoms. The most common
treatment method is to suppress the immune system through steroidal
medicines, preventing the body from attacking myelin sheaths. In other
words, the negative results of MS disease can only be prevented by dis-

rupting the functions of the other healthy systems of the body.
This disease is an important example of the importance of the
myelin sheath for our body. In this case, claiming that the myelin sheath,
which has a vital role in the neurons, came into existence through a so-
called evolutionary process is irrational. In order for people to be able to
lead healthy lives and continue living, they have to possess the myelin
sheath from the very day they were created.