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Can lesions on brain be do to stress?

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In MS, yes: Do positive or negative stressful events predict the development of .Lesions in ms www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/23680407 the good news is that positive events can cause a decrease in lesions and psychotherapy can provide that.

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Answered 9/21/2013

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