Article topic: Phases and Phenotypes of Multiple Sclerosis Author: Bayan Khasawneh Editor: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis, Phases, Phenotypes, Relapsing, Remitting. Overview Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, non-traumatic, disabling inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that leads to demyelination and neurodegeneration. (1) MS usually affects young adults and the incidence of it is increasing worldwide. Multiple sclerosis has been classified as an organ-specific T-cell mediated autoimmune disease. It is considered a two-stage disease, with early inflammation responsible for relapsing-remitting disease and delayed neurodegeneration causing non-relapsing progression, i.e. secondary and primary progressive MS. Pathogenesis and Etiology […]
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