A 35-year-old female experiences difficulty in walking,and her hands and feet are numb from time to time.Suspecting a disease involving the central nervous system,her physician orders an MRI.The MRI reveals lesions on the myelin sheath.What is the most likely disease?

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The symptoms of difficulty in walking and numbness in hands and feet, along with the MRI finding of lesions on the myelin sheath are indicative of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Goodpasture's syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease that damages the lungs and kidneys. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow. Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland.

A 35-Year-Old Female Experiences Difficulty in Walking,and Her Hands and Feet