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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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Multiple Sclerosis
 

Causes & Risk factors

Underlying causes are yet to be pinpointed.
  • Autoimmune attack on myelin producing cells is attributed as the cause.
  • Environmental factors-still not understood
  • Genetic factors-yet to be understood. Suspected to relate to multiple genes and no single gene abnormality.
  • Other factors-a virus as well as hormonal activity are also suspected to cause MS.
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