Facts about Multiple Sclerosis
In 1996, the United States National Multiple Sclerosis Society standardized the following four subtype definitions: (Lublin et al.
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Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the myelin substance that covers the axons of nerve cells degenerates.
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, noninfectious disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS).
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In 1868, the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot recognized multiple sclerosis as a distinct, separate disease.
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Currently there are no approved treatments for primary progressive multiple sclerosis, though several medications are being studied.
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The name multiple sclerosis refers to the multiple scars (or scleroses) on the myelin sheaths.