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Living with Multiple Sclerosis and Myasthenia Gravis
Season 30 Episode 12 | 26m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Neurological disorders are diseases of the brain, spinal cord and the nerves they connect.
There are more than 600 diseases of the nervous system, two of which are Multiple Sclerosis and Myasthenia Gravis. Approximately 400,000 Americans, mostly young adults, suffer from Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic, autoimmune disease which affects the central nervous system that includes the spine, optic nerve and brain. Symptoms for this condition depend on which nerve fiber is damaged.
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Call The Doctor
Living with Multiple Sclerosis and Myasthenia Gravis
Season 30 Episode 12 | 26m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
There are more than 600 diseases of the nervous system, two of which are Multiple Sclerosis and Myasthenia Gravis. Approximately 400,000 Americans, mostly young adults, suffer from Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic, autoimmune disease which affects the central nervous system that includes the spine, optic nerve and brain. Symptoms for this condition depend on which nerve fiber is damaged.
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