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faduma

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Describe the causes and symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Tumors cause damage to the brain by:
 
  a. causing pressure on brain tissue.
  b. infiltrating brain tissue.
  c. compression and infiltration.
  d. causing cells to send signals backwards.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is disease that involves progressive removal of the myelin and is an autoimmune disease. The damage is associated with axons within the cerebral white matter and the symptoms involve the loss of neural messages. The disease appears to be one that involves a viral infection, but one that is late in onset. The symptoms are episodic. Treatment for MS can involve the use of interferon  and copaxone.

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Answer: C


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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