Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is
a chronic inflammatory disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS) ultimately
leading to demyelination and axonal loss. This disease is complex andmultifactorial, but it seems that the main etiopathogenic event is presented by
an aberrant response of the cells of immune system (T and B lymphocytes) to
myelin proteins.
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| Multiple Sclerosis |
Three forms of MS disease
evolution exist. Approximately 80% of the patients have a Relapsing Remitting
Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) form; two thirds of them can likely develop a
secondary progressive form over 10-15 years starting from MS disease onset.
Around 20% of the patients can develop a progressive form of MS right from very
onset, and such a disease is called Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
(PPMS). An average age of the patients with MS disease who were studied
assembles 30 years. The main peak of morbidity due to MS can be attributed to
the age of 20-40 years. Disease onset in the age of patients up to 16 years
constitutes about 2.7% of cases. Read more>>>>>>>
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