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What is action taken by the immune system that causes Multiple sclerosis?
Multiple Sclerosis effects the myeline sheath of the spinal cord
What condition causes patchy demyelination in the brain and spinal cord?
Multiple Sclerosis.
What disease shows multiple lesions in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the disease characterized by multiple lesions in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. It is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers, leading to inflammation and the formation of scar tissue (sclerosis). This results in a variety of neurological symptoms, which can vary widely among individuals. MRI scans are commonly used to detect these lesions, aiding in the diagnosis of MS.
What disease causes the destruction of fatty materials that covers the axon of neurons in the brain and spinal cord?
multiple sclerosis
Which condition is characterized by scattered patches of demyelination nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord?
multiple sclerosis
Can a person with negative spinal fluid testing still have multiple sclerosis?
Yes, My husbands test all came back clear, spinal tap, blood work, he had a biopsy on one of the lesions on is brain and after a weed the pathology said it was M.S. Relapse/Remitting
What does scierosis mean?
"Sclerosis" refers to the hardening or thickening of tissues or organs. It can occur as a result of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, a disease that causes damage to the protective covering of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
What vital signs may be affected by multiple sclerosis?
Brain and spinal cord
Is there a risk of spinal stenosis surgery with Multiple Sclerosis?
These are two different problems. Multiple Sclerosis is where areas in the brain and spinal cord lose their protein insulation, and Spinal stenosis is where there is an encroachment on the cord, usually occurring in the lower back area. This is to say that (most likely) arthritis occurs at the end plate (extreme bottom, or top of vertebrae, and the adding on of new bone to those areas causes the spinal canal to become smaller, eventually resulting in pressure on the spinal cord.
What illness did J.K. Rowling's mum have?
Her mum suffered from MS, also known as Multiple Sclerosis
What is the medical term meaning Autoimmune disease that attacks the spinal cord or brain stem?
Multiple sclerosis
Condition characterized by scattered patches of demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord?
multiple sclerosis
