What Is The Difference Between Lupus Affecting The Nervous System And Ms?
by admin on February 28th, 2010
What symptoms are different for each? How are they different and how are they the same? How common is it to have Lupus (SLE) and a neurological disorder such as MS?
Both lupus and multiple sclerosis are autoimmune disease in which the immune system goes haywire and attacks healthy parts of the self.
In multiple sclerosis, the immune system destroys the myelin sheath or fatty covering of the nerves. This can result in loss of transmission of signals.
In lupus, neurological symptoms can include things like seizures and neuropathy, or nerve pain. The mechanism by which lupus causes these things is not the same as in MS.
It’s more complicated but to make it simple, Lupus can affect multiple organ systems in the body (systemic systems), MS mainly affect the nervious and muscle system.
Both lupus and multiple sclerosis are autoimmune disease in which the immune system goes haywire and attacks healthy parts of the self.
In multiple sclerosis, the immune system destroys the myelin sheath or fatty covering of the nerves. This can result in loss of transmission of signals.
In lupus, neurological symptoms can include things like seizures and neuropathy, or nerve pain. The mechanism by which lupus causes these things is not the same as in MS.
It’s more complicated but to make it simple, Lupus can affect multiple organ systems in the body (systemic systems), MS mainly affect the nervious and muscle system.