Patricia who is a 37 year old discusses with her physician r

Patricia who is a 37 year old, discusses with her physician recent symptoms that she has experienced including blurred vision, numbness in her fingers and face dizziness fatigue and weakness. The physician performs multiple neurological tests and she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune neurological disorder in which the immune system of the body damages the protective covering of the nerve cell. The protective covering called myelin sheath is important for the transmission of nerve impulses and coordination. In multiple sclerosis, the nerve cells of the central nervous system, that is brain and spinal cord, are damaged, which results in loss of nervous communication in the body.