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Media enquiriesIf you have a media enquiry, please contact the MS Society Press Office using the details below.The MS Society Press Office offers a service to international, national and regional newspapers, television and radio, and online media looking for information about multiple sclerosis and the research, lifestyle issues and campaigns surrounding it. We can provide expert opinion from leading professors and scientists and have access to a variety of case studies willing to tell their story. Contact: MS Society Press Office Tel: 020 8438 0840 / 020 8438 0782 Mobile: 07909 851401 Use the email form on the UK site   Facts and figures for journalists• Multiple Sclerosis is a complex disease of the central nervous system, which impairs the brain’s ability to transmit instructions to the muscles. • It can affect different parts of the body, and to widely differing degrees. Symptoms include loss of mobility and sight, muscle spasms, slurred speech, fatigue and depression. • In most cases, the symptoms both increase in number and become more severe over time. There is currently no cure for MS. • Approximately 10,500 people in Scotland have MS, the highest prevalence of the condition in the world. • It is usually diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40 and is the most commonly diagnosed neurological condition among young adults. • Around fifty people in the UK are diagnosed with MS every week. • It affects more women than men, with approximately three out of four of those diagnosed being women. • MS currently costs the Scottish economy at least £140m a year. • Positive terminology: the MS Society Scotland uses the terms ‘person with MS’ and ‘person affected by MS’ (denoting family and carers) and avoids use of the terms ‘MS sufferer’ and ‘MS victim’ which have negative connotations. More about MS |
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