Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system and is characterized by inflammation, demyelination, gliosis, and neuronal loss. This condition manifests with a wide range of neurological symptoms, such as vision impairment, numbness and tingling, focal weakness, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and cognitive impairment. Multiple sclerosis has various disease courses, including relapsing-remitting, primary progressive, and secondary progressive. Early diagnosis, typically based on episodes separated in time and space, facilitates the prompt initiation of disease-modifying therapy aimed at reducing relapses and long-term disability, which is crucial for accurately diagnosing multiple sclerosis.Treatment goals include decreasing relapses and magnetic resonance imaging activity while minimizing permanent disability and addressing various patient concerns such as bladder and bowel dysfunction, depression, cognitive impairment, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbances, and vertigo. Effective management of multiple sclerosis requires an interdisciplinary approach and various treatment options, including disease-modifying therapies such as glatiramer acetate, dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, interferon-beta preparations, natalizumab, and mitoxantrone. This activity emphasizes the crucial role of interprofessional healthcare providers in facilitating early intervention for optimal patient outcomes due to the disease’s impact on multiple systems and reduced life expectancy.
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