A Patient Has Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis (MS)and Asks Many

A patient has newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS) and asks many questions about the disease.When teaching the patient about MS,what should the nurse explain?

A) MS is an untreatable viral disease that destroys the basal ganglia in the brain.
B) Nerve impulses travel too quickly over nerves that have lost their myelin coat,overloading the brain.
C) An autoimmune process causes gradual destruction of the myelin sheath of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
D) In MS,antibodies are produced against acetylcholine receptors,resulting in blocked muscle contraction.