Article ; Online: Multiple sclerosis, a treatable disease .
Clinical medicine (London, England)
2017 Volume 17, Issue 6, Page(s) 530–536
Abstract: This article reviews our current understanding and modern treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a disabling condition resulting in devastating social and economic impacts. As MS can affect any part of the central nervous system, the presentation is ...
Abstract | This article reviews our current understanding and modern treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a disabling condition resulting in devastating social and economic impacts. As MS can affect any part of the central nervous system, the presentation is often diverse; however, there are key features that can be useful in the clinic. We comment on the diagnostic criteria and review the main subtypes of MS, including clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing remitting MS, secondary progressive MS and primary progressive MS. Although the underlying aetiology of MS is still not known, we summarise those with most evidence of association. Finally, we aim to present treatment strategies for managing the acute relapse, disease-modifying therapies and MS symptoms. This review highlights that progressive MS is an area where there is currently a paucity of available disease-modifying treatments and this will be a major focus for future development. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adjuvants, Immunologic/therapeutic use ; Alemtuzumab/therapeutic use ; Crotonates/therapeutic use ; Demyelinating Diseases/drug therapy ; Dimethyl Fumarate/therapeutic use ; Fingolimod Hydrochloride/therapeutic use ; Glatiramer Acetate/therapeutic use ; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Hydroxybutyrates ; Immunologic Factors/therapeutic use ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Interferon beta-1a/therapeutic use ; Interferon beta-1b/therapeutic use ; Mitoxantrone/therapeutic use ; Multiple Sclerosis/drug therapy ; Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive/drug therapy ; Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/drug therapy ; Natalizumab/therapeutic use ; Nitriles ; Toluidines/therapeutic use |
Chemical Substances | Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Crotonates ; Glucocorticoids ; Hydroxybutyrates ; Immunologic Factors ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Natalizumab ; Nitriles ; Toluidines ; Interferon beta-1b (145155-23-3) ; teriflunomide (1C058IKG3B) ; Alemtuzumab (3A189DH42V) ; Glatiramer Acetate (5M691HL4BO) ; Mitoxantrone (BZ114NVM5P) ; Dimethyl Fumarate (FO2303MNI2) ; Fingolimod Hydrochloride (G926EC510T) ; Interferon beta-1a (XRO4566Q4R) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2017-11-29 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2048646-7 |
ISSN | 1473-4893 ; 1470-2118 |
ISSN (online) | 1473-4893 |
ISSN | 1470-2118 |
DOI | 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-530 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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