Model Helps Explain Why Some Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Have Seizures (University of California, Riverside)
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(Source: University of California, Riverside) UC Riverside study could lead to the development of drugs aimed at reducing seizures in multiple sclerosis, potentially benefiting epilepsy patients as well By Iqbal Pittalwala on February 21, 2017 An image from the research is featured on the cover of volume 346 (pages 409-422) of the journal Neuroscience. Image credit: ELSEVIER. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects nearly 2.3 million people worldwide. MS is triggered when the immune system attacks the protective covering around nerve fibers, called the myelin sheath. The `demyelination` that follows damages nerve cells...