Abstract

TORO G, Jaime et al. What one needs to know in multiple sclerosis: 16 practical questions. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.1, pp.40-49. ISSN 0120-8748.  https://doi.org/10.22379/24224022232.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. It is a complex disease, with a pathogenesis not fully understood and multiple clinical presentations. MS is a chronic disease, represents a great cost to healthcare systems and is often associated with a high burden of disability in patients. Despite the absence of a cure, there are at least13 disease-modifying therapies that act on different targets of the pathogenic process. The main purpose of this review is to solve 16 controversial and current topics in MS. These 16 topics are analysed, and when there is enough evidence, we issue recommendations. The topics include diagnosis, treatment, use of new technologies in MS, and medication side effects. This paper is meant for neurologists, neurology residents, general physicians and any other healthcare personnel interested in demyelinating diseases.

Keywords : diet; multiple sclerosis; therapy; vaccination (MeSH).

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