Multiple Sclerosis

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Risk Factors and Causes

The specific cause of MS is not fully understood. Symptoms are caused by an abnormal inflammatory attack on the nerves of the brain or spinal cord. This inflammatory response may be triggered by genetic, environmental, and viral factors that initiate demyelination.

Demyelination is associated with an abnormal immune system response that causes a type of white blood cell (called T cells) to attack myelin. Damage to the myelin then leads to sclerosis of nerve fib...Read the full article