Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, or MS for short, is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissue. In MS, it affects the protective layer of nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord that connect our nerve cells. Defence cells destroy this layer and inflammation develops – with serious consequences: The transmission of information between nerve cells is disrupted. This can lead to speech and vision disorders or even paralysis. However, the course of the disease is as individual as a fingerprint and therefore cannot be predicted. That's why MS is also called the disease with 1000 faces.