Title

Factors that Lead to the Immunotherapy Gap in Multiple Sclerosis Testing

Document Type

Article

Date

2013

Submission Date

March 2019

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system. Most doctors and scientists believe that it is an autoimmune disease. Simply put, the immune system attacks the nerves in a person’s body, thereby causing myelin damage, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. The plaque that then builds up on the nerves is scar tissue created when the wounds made by the immune system heal. It is this plaque that inhibits communication between the axons in the body and causes the symptoms of MS, which includes problems with movement, pain, vision problems, trouble swallowing, fatigue, and heat sensitivity (Baker et al., 2011, p. 647).

DOI

https://doi.org/10.70018/BWQD-P079

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