What is a Neurodegenerative Disease? | MS Dictionary | Living Like You

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Neurodegenerative Disease

Neurodegenerative disease is an umbrella term for conditions characterized by progressive nervous system dysfunction. Some doctors argue over whether MS is primarily an autoimmune disease or an inflammatory response to a neurodegenerative process. You care about the answer because it might influence future treatments. But you also don't care, because whatever they call it, it's still not awesome.

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