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Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms. It's also known as MS. In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers, known as myelin. This interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body ...
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Multiple sclerosis: Can it cause seizures? - Mayo Clinic
Seizures occur more often in people with multiple sclerosis than in the general population.
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Rheumatoid arthritis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Rheumatoid arthritis is an ongoing, called chronic, condition that causes pain, swelling and irritation, called inflammation, in the joints. But it also can damage other parts of the body. These may include the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels. Rheumatoid arthritis happens when the immune system attacks its own body's tissues by mistake. This is called an autoimmune condition.
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Vitamin D deficiency - Mayo Clinic
Not getting enough vitamin D, also called a vitamin D deficiency, can cause your bones to become thin, brittle, bent or bowed during growth. More study is needed to understand how vitamin D levels affect chronic illness. The recommended amount of vitamin D a day for adults is 600 international units, also called IU. That goes up to 800 IU a day for people older than age 70.
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Interstitial lung disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
At some point, the scarring from interstitial lung disease makes it harder to breathe and get enough oxygen into the bloodstream. Many people with ILD are short of breath with activity and may have a bothersome dry cough. Interstitial lung disease can have many causes, including long-term exposure to hazardous materials such as asbestos. Some types of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid ...
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Transverse myelitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Call your doctor or get emergency medical care if you're experiencing signs and symptoms of transverse myelitis. A number of neurological disorders can cause sensory problems, weakness, and bladder or bowel dysfunction including compression of the spinal cord, which is a surgical emergency. Another less common cause is a stroke of the spinal cord due to impaired blood circulation. This can be ...
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Optic neuritis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Optic neuritis occurs when swelling (inflammation) damages the optic nerve — a bundle of nerve fibers that transmits visual information from your eye to your brain. Common symptoms of optic neuritis include pain with eye movement and temporary vision loss in one eye.
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Lumpectomy - Mayo Clinic
Lumpectomy also is called partial mastectomy, wide local excision and breast-conserving surgery. These terms refer to the fact that a lumpectomy removes only some of the breast tissue. In contrast, during a mastectomy, all of the breast tissue is removed. Lumpectomy is a treatment option for early-stage breast cancer. When lumpectomy is performed to treat cancer, it is often followed by ...
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Multiple sclerosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
A comprehensive MS center is the best place for management of multiple sclerosis, and this typically includes physicians with expertise in multiple sclerosis, neurologists, but also urologists, physiatrists or physical medicine and rehabilitation providers, psychologists, and many other providers who have specialty interest in multiple sclerosis.
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Lymphocytosis (high lymphocyte count) - Mayo Clinic
Lymphocytosis (lim-foe-sie-TOE-sis), also known as a high lymphocyte count, is an increase in white blood cells called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes help fight off diseases. It's typical for the lymphocyte count to rise briefly after an infection. A count much higher than 3,000 lymphocytes in a ...