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barry barry
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12 years ago
A patient is admitted to the hospital with exacerbation of multiple sclerosis (MS). She asks the nurse, "Why did this have to happen to me again? I was doing so well." Explain why some forms of MS are characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation.
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12 years ago
Even though someone is diagnosed with MS, the axons are not damaged. Growing numbers of sodium channels appear spontaneously in the demyelinated fibers so that conduction resumes, even if slower. This may account for the cycles of relapse and remission in different patients.
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