Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Glossary

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Glossary - H

hyperesthesia

Definition:

  • hyperesthesia - an unusual increased or altered sensitivity to sensory stimuli such as touch (tactile hyperesthesia) or sound (auditory hyperesthesia)

 

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Multiple Sclerosis

No virus has ever been isolated as the cause of Multiple Sclerosis.

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis is currently thought to be an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is one where the body's immune system is thought to attack its own cells and therefore cause damage.... Read More