Medical Emergencies · single question
Multiple sclerosis primarily damages oligodendrocytes in the CNS. The underlying mechanism is:
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Correct answer: A. Autoimmune
- A. Correct. MS is an autoimmune demyelinating disease in which immune attack destroys CNS myelin/oligodendrocytes.
- B. It is not primarily infectious (though viral triggers are studied).
- C. There is genetic susceptibility but it is not a single-gene mutation disorder.
- D. MS is not neoplastic.
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