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Multiple Sclerosis Exam Questions with Answers

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Multiple Sclerosis Exam Questions with Answers What is multiple sclerosis? - Answer-autoimmune disease of the CNS immune system attacks myelin, which surrounds and insulates nerves, causing distorsion/interruption of nerve impulses going to or from the brain What age range is most commonly diagnosed? - Answer-patients between ages of 20 and 50, but it can occur in young children + elderly three times more common in women than men more prevalent among caucasians than other ethnicities Does MS have a genetic component? - Answer-It is believed so because people having a first relative affected with the disease have a higher incidence than the general population What causes MS? - Answer-exact cause is unknown believed to be any combination of immunologic, environmental, infectious, or genetic factors possible role of viruses in the cause of MS (unproven)


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