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Multiple sclerosis (ms) is the most common, disabling, neurological condition, to affect young adults in the world today.

 
 

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nausea - feeling of sickness in the stomach with the urge to vomit

 

necrosis - death of cells or tissues through injury or disease. Usually implied to be localized.

nephritis - inflammation of the kidney

neuralgia - acute, paroxysmal, spasmodic pain along the branches of a nerve; usually the pain is a severe, stabbing sensation

neuropathy - abnormal and usually degenerative state affecting a peripheral nerve or nerves

neurosis - a mental and emotional disorder affecting only part of the personality, with a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis and does not result in disturbance of the use of language; typically accompanied by various physical, physiological, and mental disturbances such as stomachaches, headaches or anxiety

nocturia - frequent need to urinate during the night

nystagmus - rapid, involuntary movement of the eyes, which may reduce vision or be associated with other, more serious, conditions that limit vision such as optic neuritis

 

 

 
 

 
 

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