Multiple sclerosis, a conference dedicated to the disease in L’Aquila. It will be held on June 7th at the “Renzo Piano” Park Auditorium starting from 4.45 pm until approximately 7.00 pm.
The meeting is entitled “The Evolution of Multiple Sclerosis over time” and is organized by the AISM provincial section in collaboration with the Demyelinating Diseases Center of L’Aquila Hospital. It will be open to all citizens, with the aim of being an important information and discussion event entirely dedicated to learning about Multiple Sclerosis, one of the most serious diseases of the central nervous system, which mainly affects young people and women..
On the national territory, 3,400 new cases are diagnosed every year. The Head of the Demyelinating Diseases Center, the Neurologist Dr. Rocco Totaro, will present the evolution of multiple sclerosis over time. Together with Dr. Totaro, Dr. Totaro will open a moment of debate and sharing on different points of view Cinzia Raparelli (AISM Network Psychologist) and people with multiple sclerosis. The journalist moderates the event Vanni Biordi. During the conference there will be a musical interlude by M* Mirko Giosia.
MS in Italy affects 133,000 people, with an estimated 2570 cases in our region alone. Chronic, unpredictable, often disabling, it affects a person every 2.5 hours and is mostly diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40, in the period of life most full of plans for the future, even if there are cases at a later age and cases of Pediatric MS, more rarely in children under 10 years. The causes of multiple sclerosis are still unknown, probably linked to a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors. To date, there is no definitive cure for this disease. The provincial section of L’Aquila, located in Cavalletto D’Ocre in Via Fontamara, 12, guarantees many services to people with multiple sclerosis in our area. Among these: social secretariat, home help, recreational and socialization activities, transport services with equipped vehicles, accompaniment to specialist visits and rehabilitation as well as moments dedicated to information such as the one on 7 June; and much more. All the activities described are managed by volunteers and young people in civil service.
