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Differences Between Pediatric-Onset and Adult-Onset MS

By Tim Moore

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, causing destruction of the myelin sheath, a protective sheath that protects nerves in the spinal cord and/or brain. This destruction causes nerve damage that can affect the muscles, eyes, bowel, bladder, and brain. Though it is most commonly found in women aged 20-40 years old, it can be found in both males

Full post as published by Social Security Disability SSI Blog on January 15, 2010 (boomark / email).