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<ref name="Pubmed">U.S National Library of Medicine. PubMed Health. Multiple Sclerosis. September 25, 2013. Available at:http: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001747/,Accessed March 19, 2014.</ref> | |||
== Definition/Description == | == Definition/Description == | ||
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune cells attack the central nervous system, affecting the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve | Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune cells attack the central nervous system, affecting the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve<references />. MS is characterized by inflammation, demyelination and gliosis. An inflammatory response occurs when the body's immune cells attack the CNS, which leads to an increase in pressure and therefore disrupting the nerve conductivity. Demyelination is a process where a nerves protective covering, known as myelin, is damaged due to the autoimmune response leading to decreased nerve conduction velocity and early fatigue of the nerve. Gliosis occurs when demyelinated areas become fibrotic, which causes proliferation of neuroglial tissue in the CNS and leads to scarring of the tissue (O'Sullivan). | ||
== Prevalence == | == Prevalence == | ||
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune cells attack the central nervous system, affecting the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve
- ↑ U.S National Library of Medicine. PubMed Health. Multiple Sclerosis. September 25, 2013. Available at:http: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001747/,Accessed March 19, 2014.
. MS is characterized by inflammation, demyelination and gliosis. An inflammatory response occurs when the body's immune cells attack the CNS, which leads to an increase in pressure and therefore disrupting the nerve conductivity. Demyelination is a process where a nerves protective covering, known as myelin, is damaged due to the autoimmune response leading to decreased nerve conduction velocity and early fatigue of the nerve. Gliosis occurs when demyelinated areas become fibrotic, which causes proliferation of neuroglial tissue in the CNS and leads to scarring of the tissue (O'Sullivan).
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