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May 27, 2014 multiple sclerosis, or ms, is a disease of the nervous system that can affect the brain and spinal cord. Specifically, in ms, the bodys immune system attacks the myelin in the cns. Multiple sclerosis ms is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. Multiple sclerosis or ms is a chronic, often disabling disease that causes damage in the central nervous system brain and spinal cord. In ms, the immune system attacks the protective sheath myelin that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. This damage slows down or blocks messages between your brain and your body, leading to the symptoms of ms. The early stages of multiple sclerosis may cause various general feelings of wellness, happiness, euphoria, or manictype symptoms in. Multiple sclerosis multiple sclerosis ms, chronic, slowly progressive autoimmune disease in which the bodys immune system attacks the protective myelin sheaths that surround the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord a process called demyelination, resulting in damaged areas that are unable to transmit nerve impulses. That way, false ideas wont put restrictions on your life for no good reason or stop you from trying useful. However, each friend is harboring a secret that they are desperate to keep to themselves. The disease is thought to be triggered in a genetically susceptible individual by a combination of one or. Aan members 800 8791960 or 612 9286000 international nonaan member subscribers 800 6383030 or 301 2232300 option 3.
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Sclerosis means scarring and refers to the scars also called lesions that ms causes in your brain or spinal cord. Multiple sclerosis rapid advances in multiple sclerosis ms research have produced diagnostic achievements and new read online books at. This damage disrupts the ability of parts of the nervous system to transmit signals, resulting in a range of signs and symptoms, including physical, mental, and sometimes psychiatric problems. How i cured my multiple sclerosis ms with diet and how. List of books and articles about multiple sclerosis. That said, its important to know that for the vast majority of people who have ms, the. Relapsingremitting multiple sclerosis rrms, a relapsing form of multiple sclerosis, is the most common type of ms. Ms symptoms are caused by the progressive loss of myelin, the outer protective lining of.
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