Association of infections with multiple sclerosis in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a review.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, causing inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration. Infection can play a role in its etiology. Here...

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Journal of International Medical Research

• Publication date

  2020-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1177/0300060519884151PMCID PMC7607054
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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