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Progressive MS
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in women. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000. MS was first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot. MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other...
Progressive MS - List of case studies
- Demyelinizing Disease
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with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis ,who suffers from progressive tetraparesis, more pronounced in the lower extremities. Her ... data is essential because in the differential diagnosis of MS , there is a unique variant called Neuromyelitis Optica, a disease that ...
- Multiple Sclerosis_2
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to beta interferon for patients with relapsing remitting MS. This drug is injected subcutaneously once a daily. Side effects may include ... several reports of a rare but fatal disorder called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy . For this reason, it is ...