Did you know,
That it wasn't until 1868, that the famous Neurologists Jean-Martin Charcot, lectured on the features of MS and gave it it's name.
Also...
Throughout the 1800's-1900's, hundreds of therapies were tried. Such as.... And you know l would find this! 😁😁. Deadly Nightshade, Arsenic, Mercury and another one but lm not going to think of it😑.
I'm sooo glad we are here today!!
To read more!!!! Go to MSAA
mymsaa.org/ms-information/o...
ps. See what happens when lm bored 😅🌠
Now aren't we just a mind of useful information, lol 😂 veery interesting, blessings Jimeka
I love history and science! Medicine of all kinds certainly has come a long way, yeesh! 
- John, MSAA
I find that interesting about Jean-Martin Charcot because he and others were the first describe my husband's disease/condition, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (or CMT as they call it now) and no, it is not a tooth disease, those are 3 doctors names. It is classified under Muscular Dystrophy.
Mercury, Arsenic and Night Shade, wow!
Yes, I thought of CMT too when I saw the name Charcot, Morilyn. I'm sorry to hear your hubby has this. x
Morllyn
My maternal grandfather had CMT. Not a very common condition and can't say I've heard of many others who have it. My grandfather did fairly well until much later in life. When he developed contractures that required Achilles tendon releases this was MANY yrs ago.
Hope your husband is doing ok.
My husband's mothers family had it all in it. My husband and a cousin have it the worst, although it can be much worse than they have. Our son has it also, he was a bit clumsy when he was younger and had flat feet but he was very physically active so that helped him. His has caught up to him now that he is older and not as physically active. My husband has braces, for foot drop, loss of feeling in hands and feet and hearing loss which some say can be a part of it. He needs to look down a lot when he walks to watch where he is placing his feet. Doctors diagnosed his condition as polio, when he was very young, then the doctors at Portsmouth military hospital, in VA, correctly diagnosed his condition when he was a bit older.
Morllyn
Perhaps my grandfather was also spared a bit because he was a letter carrier and quite active for many yrs.
He was very hard of hearing. I never made that connection with CMT.
As far as we know, he's the only 1 in our family...but as you mentioned with your husband, perhaps others have been misdiagnosed.
I remember the doctors telling us that if you let the muscles atrophy, do not exercise them, they will decline and once they do you cannot get them back. My son walked all over the US for years and kept his leg muscles strong. Once he settled down he started having more problems with his feet and legs. My husband's started very early and had had many surgeries before the end of his teens.
I'm glad those treatments are a thing of the past, though I dare say there may be a few who think high doses of arsenic are appropriate for me!
I get that alot also greaterexp 😁🌠
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😂 Sorry, that just made me laugh.
Weirdly enough, for a time a treatment was also to pull all the teeth of a person w MS. I believe that was because of the facial pain and they thought it came from the teeth.
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