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Worldwide MS study launched
18 Sep 2008
A worldwide study which hopes to answer a range of questions about multiple sclerosis (MS) has been launched.
The scheme is the work of the World Health Organisation and the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF), the BBC notes.
Organisers of the study explain the survey will look at the experience of people living with MS.
They are also urging governments to invest more cash into education and services which to improve the quality of life of people who have the condition, the BBC notes.
MS is a degenerative disease which affects the central nervous system and can lead to sever disability, with symptoms including muscle spasms, paralysis, general fatigue and aching.
Peer Baneke, chief executive of the MSIF, says current estimates of 1.3 million worldwide cases of the condition across the global are probably an underestimation.
"The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is very difficult. You really need neurologists who have the knowledge to distinguish it from other things," he adds.
Click here to visit the Multiple Sclerosis Quick Guide
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