autoimmune
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple (MS) is an disease where the system attacks myelin, the insulating cover of nerve cells in the human body, causing damage to one's own central nervous system. It is a type of demyelinating disease, where the nervous system's ability to transmit signals is damaged. Symptoms can be physical, mental, or both, including double vision, vision loss, eye pain, muscle weakness, loss of sensation and coordination.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Involving autonomic, visual, motor, and systems, almost any central or symptom.
Causes — why it happens
- ·Unknown
How it's found
- ·Based on symptoms and medical tests
Treatment
- ·Plain list
- ·Disease-modifying therapies
- ·Physiotherapy
- ·Occupational therapy
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