Multiple Sclerosis
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body’s immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
Within the CNS, the immune system causes inflammation that damages myelin — the fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the nerve fibers — as well as the nerve fibers themselves, and the specialized cells that make myelin. *
Multiple sclerosis is unpredictable. It can vary widely from person to person, and each person's condition can change from day to day. So, while there can be similarities in symptoms and disease course between different people, no two people experience MS exactly the same way. **
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
https://www.nationalmssociety.org
- Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
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