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multiple sclerosis - correct answer -An autoimmune, demyelinating
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disease of the CNS ("The Great Crippler")
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*characterized by*: |




- inflammation
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- selective demyelination
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- gliosis
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(neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration may occur | | | |



simultaneously)
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- characterized by *paralysis* and *Charcot's Triad*
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- has *periods of remission and exacerbations*
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- can present differently in different patients
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myelin, oligodendrocytes, nerve - correct answer -In patients with MS,
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an abnormal immune-mediated response attacks the ____________
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,| nerve coating, the _____________________________, and the
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| ___________ fibers themselves in the CNS | | | | |




Charcot's Triad - correct answer -1) intention tremor
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2) scanning speech
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3) nystagmus
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20, 50, whites, blacks, women, men - correct answer -- symptoms of
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MS normally occur between _____ and ______
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years old (may be acquired through the puberty years with symptoms
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occurring on average 12 years later)
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- affects more ________ than __________ (2:1)
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- ____________ are affected more than _____________ (2:1)
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men - correct answer -Although the disease is more common in
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women, _________ display a more progressive disease course and
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more rapid disability
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remissions, dysfunction - correct answer -As the disease progresses,
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the _______________ become less complete and ___________
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increases
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, infectious - correct answer -The cause of MS is unknown but studies
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|suggest an _____________ nature| | |




15, inherited - correct answer -Approximately _______% of patients
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have a positive family history; it is not believed that the disease is
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______________
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northern, southern - correct answer -*High*-frequency areas include
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the ____________ U.S. and _____________ Canada
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demyelinating, myelin, neural, fatigue, glial - correct answer - | | | | | | | |



Pathology of MS: | |




1) ___________________ lesions in CNS
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2) ___________ breaks down
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3) the demyelination impairs the ______________ transmission and
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causes the nerve to ___________ quickly
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4) the myelin sheath is gradually replaced by fibrous scarring from
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___________ cells
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glial cells - correct answer -Cells that:
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