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Multiple sclerosis

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Multiple Sclerosis Summary
1,305 words, approx. 4 pages
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting movement, sensation, and bodily functions. It is caused by destruction of the myelin insulation covering nerve fibers (neurons) in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)....
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Multiple Sclerosis : Biological Psychology
132 words, approx. 1 pages
A neurodegenerative disorder involving loss of MYELIN from axons (see AXON). The loss is often patchy, with DEMYELINATION occurring at small points in different parts of the nervous system. A GLIAL SCAR marks the site of each demyelinating LESION. It...
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Multiple Sclerosis : Environmental Health Terms
77 words, approx. 1 pages
A chronic, progressive, degenerative disease of the brain and the spinal cord. Initially the disease develops as a result of the degeneration of the nerve sheaths but this can be followed by the development of random scattered nodes of connective...
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Multiple Sclerosis Summary
2,678 words, approx. 9 pages
Multiple sclerosis (MS; pronounced multiple skluh-RO-siss) is a chronic autoimmune disorder (see autoimmune disorders entry) that affects the nerves. "Chronic" means that it develops slowly over time; "autoimmune" means...
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Multiple sclerosis Information
9,266 words, approx. 31 pages
Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, formerly known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). Disease onset usually occurs in young adults,...


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The Washington Post
Multiple Sclerosis
12/03/1996: 775 words, approx. 3 pages
Q: After an MRI of the brain, my sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She had experienced problems with her speech and numbness in one of her arms for months. There is no family history of multiple sclerosis, so I wonder how she got...
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Journal of Pediatric Neurology
Childhood multiple sclerosis
01/01/2005: 3,883 words, approx. 13 pages
Abstract. Childhood multiple sclerosis (MS) is a rare demyelinating autoimmune disease with different risk factors and clinical features than adult onset MS. Onset of MS is extremely uncommon in early childhood, particularly in those less than 10 years of age. The overall prevalence...
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Novartis to lease U.S. production site for multiple sclerosis drug to Bayer Schering
3/26/2007: 357 words, approx. 1 pages
Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Monday it will transfer a U.S.-based production facility for Betaseron to Bayer Schering AG and launch its own version of the multiple sclerosis drug.The German drugmaker will pay about $200 million for the transfer of production equipment, inventory and...
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FDA Fast-Tracks Serono's Oral MS Drug
9/21/2006: 293 words, approx. 1 pages
Swiss biotech firm Serono SA, which earlier Thursday agreed to sell a majority stake in the company to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.31 billion, said its oral cladribine treatment for multiple sclerosis has received "fast-track" status from the U.S....
 


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