India, June 1 -- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is increasingly being recognised as an emerging health problem in India but delays in diagnosis are still common. MS is a chronic neurological disease where the immune system attacks the central nervous system, interfering with communication between the brain and body. When this key link fails everyday signals get distorted or lost. The reality is a harsh, sudden blurriness of vision, terrifying numbness or inability to move at all. Simple tasks such as walking or speaking become Herculean struggles. MS can take a person's independence away forever without care. Every day without a diagnosis is not just a date on a calendar; it is a piece of mobility and future stolen from a patient forever.

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