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Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease where the body’s immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord. When immune cells attack and destroy the myelin sheath (an insulating layer that forms around nerves), the nerves struggle to communicate with each other and relay signals to the rest of the body. Jeffrey Kane, M.D., pediatric neurologist at Pediatrix® Child Neurology Consultants of Austin, explains that an attack on the myelin sheath affects nerve function causing clinical episodes where part of the brain or spine temporarily stops working. “You might get weak on one side of your body, or you might lose sensation, and your feet become unsteady,” said Dr. Kane. “Those are kind of typical symptoms depending on where in the brain.”
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