Across
- 3. Loss of full control of bodily movements
- 7. Medications that slow down the progression of MS and minimize the number of relapses (acronym)
- 8. Extreme tiredness commonly experienced by MS patients
- 10. Long fiber of a nerve cell that carries electrical impulses away from the cell body
- 11. Chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system
- 14. Muscle stiffness or involuntary spasms
- 15. Damage or dysfunction of peripheral nerves
- 17. The process of damage to the protective coating of nerve fibers
Down
- 1. Inflammation of the optic nerve causing vision problems
- 2. When the body's immune system attacks its own tissues
- 4. Bundles that transmit signals between the brain and body
- 5. Walking pattern altered by MS
- 6. Period when symptoms of MS worsen or flare up
- 9. Period when symptoms improve or disappear
- 12. Area of damaged tissue seen on an MRI scan in MS patients
- 13. Immune system cells that produce antibodies and play a key role in MS inflammation
- 16. Immune cells that attack the myelin sheath in MS