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Multiple Sclerosis
See Also:
Multiple
Sclerosis: Introduction
Multiple
Sclerosis: Types
Multiple
Sclerosis: Causes & Risk Factors
Multiple
Sclerosis: Signs & Symptoms
Multiple
Sclerosis: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Multiple
Sclerosis: Treatment Options
Types of Multiple Sclerosis
There are 4 types of Multiple Sclerosis which include:
Benign Multiple
Sclerosis: This type starts with a small
number of mild attacks followed by complete
recovery.
Primary Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis: About 12% of MS
cases are of this type. Relapse and remission
patterns are not observed in Primary Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis but the symptoms gradually
develop and worsen over a period of time.
Relapsing Remitting Type:
This is one of the most common types with about
80% of patients suffering from relapse remitting
MS. In this type, a patient has flare ups of
symptoms (relapse) followed by periods of
recovery (remissions) which are unpredictable and
with unclear causes. The relapses and remissions
can last for days, weeks or months and vary from
mild to severe.
Secondary Progressive
Multiple Sclerosis: Initially, most of
the patients start with relapsing-remitting type
MS and later develop this form. Approximately 50%
of MS patients develop secondary progressive MS
during first the 10 years. The disability does
not fade away after a relapse, but progressively
worsens between attacks or cycle of attacks
followed by remission and is replaced by a steady
progression of disability (5).
See Also:
Multiple
Sclerosis: Introduction
Multiple
Sclerosis: Types
Multiple
Sclerosis: Causes & Risk Factors
Multiple
Sclerosis: Signs & Symptoms
Multiple
Sclerosis: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Multiple
Sclerosis: Treatment Options
Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com
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