MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CERTIFIED
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● What is the function of myelin? Answer: A fatty layer around nerve
cells that increases the speed of electrical transmission along nerves.
●● What are potential causes of Multiple Sclerosis? Answer:
Environmental factors, infectious agents (possible viral links), and
genetic predispositions.
●● What is an exacerbation in Multiple Sclerosis? Answer: A period of
worsening symptoms that lasts at least 24 hours and is separated from
the last attack by 30 days.
●● What triggers a relapse in Multiple Sclerosis? Answer: Triggers may
include stress, fatigue, fever, or increased body temperature.
●● What are the diagnostic requirements for Multiple Sclerosis?
Answer: 1. Lesions in at least two separate areas of the CNS, 2.
Evidence of damage occurring at different times, 3. Rule out other
diagnoses.
SPECIALIST TEST BANK 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● What is the function of myelin? Answer: A fatty layer around nerve
cells that increases the speed of electrical transmission along nerves.
●● What are potential causes of Multiple Sclerosis? Answer:
Environmental factors, infectious agents (possible viral links), and
genetic predispositions.
●● What is an exacerbation in Multiple Sclerosis? Answer: A period of
worsening symptoms that lasts at least 24 hours and is separated from
the last attack by 30 days.
●● What triggers a relapse in Multiple Sclerosis? Answer: Triggers may
include stress, fatigue, fever, or increased body temperature.
●● What are the diagnostic requirements for Multiple Sclerosis?
Answer: 1. Lesions in at least two separate areas of the CNS, 2.
Evidence of damage occurring at different times, 3. Rule out other
diagnoses.
