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2. Multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. [3] As a demyelinating disease , MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to transmit signals , resulting in a range of signs and symptoms , including physical, mental , and sometimes psychiatric problems.

3. Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Multiple sclerosis can cause a variety of symptoms: changes in sensation (hypoesthesia), muscle weakness, abnormal muscle spasms, or difficulty moving; difficulties with coordination and balance; problems in speech or swallowing , visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis, phosphenes or diplopia), fatigue and acute or chronic pain syndromes ...

4. Pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS in which activated immune cells invade the central nervous system and cause inflammation, neurodegeneration, and tissue damage. The underlying cause is currently unknown.

5. Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so ...

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   Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the ...

6. Lesional demyelinations of the central nervous system

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   The specific brain plaques of multiple sclerosis can only be caused by energetic venous back-jets set in motion by intermittent rises in the pressure in the large collecting veins of the neck, but especially of the chest.. [30] But no problems with chest veins was ever found.

7. Is Multiple Sclerosis an Autoimmune Disease? We Asked ... - AOL

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   Doctors debate whether MS is an autoimmune disorder, arguing that it could possibly be a neurodegenerative disorder instead. Scientists have also made headway into several cause-related theories.