CHAPTER 7:Multiple Sclerosis

Richard Reynolds; Robert Crichton

doi:10.1039/9781849735896-00163

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CHAPTER 7

Multiple Sclerosis

Richard Reynolds and Robert Crichton

Neurodegenerative diseases can often affect cognitive function (e.g. MCI, Alzheimer’s disease), motor function (Parkinson’s disease) or various combinations of both. In this chapter we describe multiple sclerosis (MS), the prototype inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system, which causes demyelination of the central nervous system, resulting in progressive loss of motor and sensory function.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781849735896-00163
Print publication date: 24 Jul 2013
Print ISBN: 978-1-84973-588-9
PDF eISBN: 978-1-84973-589-6

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From the book series:
Metallobiology

Mechanisms and Metal Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Multiple Sclerosis

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