Why does ms go into remission

Health Topics. Health Tools. Multiple Sclerosis. Reviewed: March 14, Medically Reviewed. Relapsing-remitting MS is defined by inflammatory attacks on myelin the layers of insulating membranes surrounding nerve fibers in the central nervous system CNS , as well as the nerve fibers themselves.

During these inflammatory attacks, activated immune cells cause small, localized areas of damage which produce the symptoms of MS. Because the location of the damage is so variable, no two people have exactly the same symptoms. Disease activity and worsening should be evaluated at regular intervals by neurologic examination and MRI.

Being able to characterize the course of your disease at different points in time helps you and your MS care provider discuss your treatment options and expected outcomes. For example: If you have RRMS that is active and worsening, you and your MS care provider may want to discuss a different treatment approach than if there were no evidence of activity or worsening.

Together, you can weigh the potential risks and benefits of other treatment options. If your symptoms have not worsened on the treatment you are currently taking, but you have evidence of new disease activity on your MRI, you and your healthcare provider may discuss switching to another treatment with a different mechanism of action in order to control the disease activity more effectively and help prevent worsening. If your RRMS is stable without evidence of MRI activity or worsening, you and your healthcare provider can feel confident that the current treatment regimen is working effectively.

RRMS is generally diagnosed earlier than the progressive disease courses: Most people with RRMS are usually diagnosed in their 20s and 30s although it can occur in childhood or later adulthood , while PPMS is typically diagnosed during the 40s or 50s. Arch Dis Child. Cognitive deficits in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis: what does the future hold?

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