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Consultant reveals what ‘sclerosis’ is, explains its symptoms and its effect on the optic nerve and sensation • Al Marsad Journal

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Dr. Ahmed Abu Laban, consultant immunologist and neurologist, revealed what is meant by multiple sclerosis and its symptoms.

Abu Laban said during an interview with the “Kalam” program broadcast on the “Saudi Arabia” channel that multiple sclerosis or multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system such as the brain and spinal cord and can affect the optic nerve.

He stressed: “The symptoms vary and differ from one patient to another, and the symptoms at first depend on the affected area.”

And he continued: “If the point of inflammation hit the optic nerve, then the symptoms are visual, and if it hit the place of sensation, then this causes numbness.”

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