Final lecture 10 Flashcards
1
Q
_______ is an inflamiatory disease of the CNS
-with an unknown etiology
A
Multimple Sclerosis (MS)
2
Q
________ is when Myelin sheaths in multiple areas on the cord are damaged
A
Demyellination
3
Q
________- Scar nerve tissue is formed
A
Sclerosis
4
Q
what are the causes of MS?
A
- immunologic
- genetic
- environmental
- infections
5
Q
MS affects > ___million worldwide
and ______ people in the US.
A
9.3 million and 400,000 people in the US
6
Q
MS is more common in ______ of northern european decent
A
White
7
Q
The lifetime cost of MS is _____
A
1 million per person
8
Q
______&_____
these recruit cells that particiapate in demyelination.
A
lymphokines + Cytokines
9
Q
Symptoms of MS:
- fatigue
- numbness
- walking balance & Coordination problems
- bladder dysfunction bowel dysfunction
- vision problems
- dizzy/ vergigo
- sexual dysfunction
- spasicity
- pain
A
- Cognitive imparement
- emottional changes
- depression
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