In which disease does the immune system fight, rather than protect, the nervous system?

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease: the immune system mistakenly attacks myelin, the protective covering around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. This damage disrupts communication in the nervous system. Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease are not defined by this immune attack.

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