Describe multiple sclerosis and how damage to the myelin sheath results in the symptoms associated with the disease
What will be an ideal response?
* Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disease that occurs when the immune system attacks the myelin sheath that covers axons in the CNS.
* The disease usually affects young adults in their 30s and is more likely to affect women than men.
* Common symptoms – muscle weakness; numbness and tingling in the limbs, trunk, or face; blurry vision; gait and balance problems; affects memory and visual spatial abilities.
* The severity of the disease depends on which myelin sheaths are damaged. Damage to myelin sheaths in the brain stem and spinal cord is more serious and can leave a patient wheelchair-bound.
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