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by the inflammation and/or damage of central nerve
pathways.
Types of MS
Although every experience of MS is different, researchers
have divided the illness into a few basic categories,
depending on the patterns in which symptoms occur.
The earliest form of MS is called Clinically Isolated
Syndrome (CIS), and refers to a single episode of
neurological symptoms. Multiple attacks of symptoms
indicates the patient has relapse-remitting MS, the most
common form at the time of diagnosis.
Relapse-remitting MS (RRMS)
People with RRMS experience unpredictable but clearlydefined
relapses (attacks or flare-ups) when new symptoms
appear or older ones get worse. These relapses can last
from a few days to several months, followed by periods
of remission. About 85 per cent of people with MS are
diagnosed with RRMS.
Progressive MS (PMS)
This type of MS has two sub-types: secondary progressive
MS and primary progressive MS.
Secondary PMS occurs when RRMS transitions to
a state when relapses and remissions no longer occur.
Disability slowly and continually increases.
Primary PMS is diagnosed when people accumulate
disability and worsening symptoms right from the start.
Progressive Relapsing MS
This form of MS involves steadily worsening disease from
the beginning, in addition to relapses that may or may
not involve periods of recovery. For the vast majority of
people with MS, the disease is not fatal. They can expect a
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