Guide To The Types Of Multiple Sclerosis

Primary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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Primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is differentiated by an accumulation of disability from the onset of a patient's symptoms with the absence of early remissions or relapses. Only around fifteen percent of individuals diagnosed with multiple sclerosis have PPMS. The speed at which this form of multiple sclerosis progresses is variable from one individual's case to another. PPMS can be described by using the terms of active, not active, with progression, and without progression. Active PPMS is when there is evidence of new MRI activity or an occasional symptom relapse. Primary-progressive multiple sclerosis with progression means there is an MRI and or symptomatic evidence the disease is becoming worse. There are times in the later course of PPMS where a patient's symptoms may stabilize, and there can also be short periods where they experience minor but temporary improvements in symptoms. However, these inactive and without progression periods of PPMS will always follow with a constant and progressive neurological declination of the affected individual.

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