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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the insulating cover of nerve cells in the human body, causing damage to one's own central nervous system. It is a type of demyelinating disease, where the nervous system's ability to transmit signals is damaged. Symptoms can be physical, mental, or both, including…

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Causes
Unknown
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms and medical tests
Duration
Long-term
Frequency
0.032% (world)
Other names
Multiple cerebral sclerosis, multiple cerebro-spinal sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, encephalomyelitis disseminata
Specialty
Neurology

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Signs and symptoms

Disease course

Causes

Immune dysregulation

Pathophysiology

Diagnosis

Types and variants

Management

Prognosis

Epidemiology

History

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Multiple sclerosis

Nodes315
Edges314
Triples183
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006349
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Multiple sclerosis

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related to Epstein–Barr virus · 25
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related to Differential diagnosis · 17
Multiple sclerosis → Autoimmune, Behçet's, CNS, Guillain-Barré, HIV, In, Infectious, Intractable, Lyme, Medical, MOG-associated, MS, NMOSD, Other, Psychiatric, Red, Several
related to Biomarkers · 13
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related to McDonald criteria · 13
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related to Medical discovery · 13
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related to Lesions · 9
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related to Special courses · 8
Multiple sclerosis → Also, FDA, HAMS, Independently, MS, On, PPMS, Some
related to Variants · 8
Multiple sclerosis → Atypical, Balo, Debate, Devic's, Marburg, MS, Schilder's, Some
has cause · 7
Multiple sclerosis → Both, Dozens, EBV, MS, T-cells, The, The Epstein-Barr Virus
related to Non-pharmaceutical · 7
Multiple sclerosis → Although, MS, Physical, PT, RSWT, The, There

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Multiple sclerosisCausesUnknown1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms and medical tests1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisDurationLong-term1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisFrequency0.032% (world)1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisOther namesMultiple cerebral sclerosis, multiple cerebro-spinal sclerosis, disseminated sclerosis, encephalomyelitis disseminata1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisSpecialtyNeurology1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisSymptomsInvolving autonomic, visual, motor, and sensory systems; almost any central or peripheral neurological symptom1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisTreatmentDisease-modifying treatment, physical therapy, occupational therapy1.00infobox
Multiple sclerosisUsual onsetAge 20–401.00infobox
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the multiple sclerosis functional composite being increasingly used in researchinstance ofwith other measures0.80text
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