Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis?

Well, as with so many risk factors, yes and no. Stress does not seem to be involved as a cause of multiple sclerosis, although several studies have previously shown to increase the risk of multiple sclerosis relapses: Again this is a thorny subject , partly due to the difficulty of defining "stress". See refs

Multiple sclerosis risk factors  Kegg pathways of multiple sclerosis genes 
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