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    the necessary transplantation of a recipient’s organ because of failure or damage by disease or injury (A-Z). The main reason organ transplants are needed every second is because of the fact that they save lives. One donor has the potential to save multiple lives depending on the organs needed. This will give the recipient a second chance of life and connection between families like no other. Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky enough to be matched with a donor. Every day in the United States,…

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    sensation than before. You may have unusual sensations. Your muscles may not work normally. CIDP occur along with a blood disorder or another condition, such as diabetes, HIV, hepatitis B or C infection, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma, and osteosclerotic myeloma. CAUSES Your nerves are surrounded by a covering called the myelin sheath. This condition is caused by damage to this sheath. In the most common form of this condition, the damage is thought to be caused by…

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    This disease is a result of of damage to your nerves which causes pain, numbness and weakness of hands feet, etc. these nerves send signals to your brain and information. Every nerve in your peripheral system has a specific function, so symptoms depend on the type of nerves affected. Signs/ factors: • Gradual onset of numbness and tingling in your hands and feet, which may spread upwards into your legs and arms • Sharp jabbing • Extreme sensitivity to touch • Lack of coordination and falling •…

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    Multiple Sclerosis and the EAE model Background: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the CNS (brain and spinal cord). MS attacks the myelinated axons in the CNS, causing adverse effects in motor and autonomic function. The four major categories of MS are relapsing-remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, and progressive-relapsing MS but the course of the disease remains very unpredictable. Although tests to diagnose MS do not exist, studies…

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    Multiple sclerosis is a standout amongst the most misjudged illnesses of this century. Since its disclosure, there are still no known reasons, no demonstrated medicines, and no known cure, yet it influences conceivably five hundred thousand individuals in the United States alone. Individuals need to take in more about this infection so it can be conveyed to the country's consideration. Different Sclerosis is a focal's ailment sensory system. It pulverizes the greasy myelin sheath that protects…

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    Multiple Sclerosis, also known as MS, is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the central nervous system, which consists of the optic nerve, the brain, and the spinal cord. If you break down the term, multiple means many and sclerosis means scar tissue, ergo many scar tissues. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes, “it is uncertain exactly how many people have MS. It is believed there are currently 250,000 to 350,000 people diagnosed with multiple…

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    An anatomical change that multiple sclerosis has on the nervous system is cause the patient to have muscle spasms. Patients with this condition will most likely encounter this debilitating symptom. Spasticity can be caused by either deterioration of the axons or impairment of demyelinating plaques on the descending motor pathways (De Sa et al., 2011). In addition to that, increased muscle tone and decreased muscle dexterity are observed from this change (Boissya and A Cohen, 2015). Muscle spasms…

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    Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It is autoimmune, but is genetically influenced by the environment, such as the Epstein-Barr virus, Vitamin D deficiency, and smoking. However, In 1966, Leibowitz et al first suggested that MS might be associated with high sanitation standards during childhood, but, some studies since then over the so called hygiene hypothesis, that proposes that infections in childhood are protective against…

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    Multiple sclerosis or MS is basically an enduring disease that causes problems throughout the body. Multiple sclerosis is able to affect the nervous, sensory, digestive, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, reproductive, and circulatory and immune systems. It's capable of creating problems with vision, hearing, speaking, swallowing, breathing, and bladder. Sadly, there’s still no cure for sclerosis but it can be detected and treated with diseases-modifying and physical and alternative treatments due…

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    Multiple Sclerosis and Psychological Intervention Multiple Sclerosis, commonly shortened to MS, is an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord, causes multiple problems including visual impairments, weakening of muscles, numb or prickling sensations, worsening of balance and coordination, and even memory problems (Multiple Sclerosis). This disorder arises from the breakdown of myelin, which is needed for proper nerve functioning. It is an autoimmune disorder because the body…

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