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Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Other names	Disseminated sclerosis, encephalomyelitis disseminata
	CD68-stained tissue shows several macrophages in the area of a demyelinated lesion caused by MS.
Specialty	Neurology
Symptoms	Variable, including almost any neurological symptom or sign, with autonomic, visual, motor, and sensory problems being the most common.
Usual onset	Age 20–50
Duration	Long term
Causes	Unknown
Diagnostic method	Based on symptoms and medical tests
Treatment	Medications, physical therapy, occupational therapy
Frequency	1 million in the US (2022) and about 2.8 million worldwide (2020)

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Multiple sclerosis (MS), also known as encephalomyelitis disseminata, is the most common demyelinating disease,^[8] in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.^[3] This damage disrupts the ability of parts of the nervous system to transmit signals, resulting in a range of signs and symptoms, including physical, mental, and sometimes psychiatric problems.^[1]^[9]^[10] Specific symptoms can include double vision, blindness in one eye, muscle weakness, and trouble with sensation or coordination.^[3]^[11]^[12] MS takes several forms, with new symptoms either occurring in isolated attacks (relapsing forms) or building up over time (progressive forms).^[13]^[14] In the relapsing forms of MS, between attacks, symptoms may disappear completely, although some permanent neurological problems often remain, especially as the disease advances.^[14]

While the cause is unclear, the underlying mechanism is thought to be either destruction by the immune system or failure of the myelin-producing cells.^[4] Proposed causes for this include genetics and environmental factors, such as viral infections.^[15]^[9]^[16] MS is usually diagnosed based on the presenting signs and symptoms and the results of supporting medical tests.^[5]

There is no known cure for multiple sclerosis.^[3] Treatments attempt to improve function after an attack and prevent new attacks.^[9] Physical therapy and occupational therapy can help with people's ability to function.^[3] Many people pursue alternative treatments, despite a lack of evidence of benefit.^[17] The long-term outcome is difficult to predict; better outcomes are more often seen in women, those who develop the disease early in life, those with a relapsing course, and those who initially experienced few attacks.^[18]

Multiple sclerosis is the most common immune-mediated disorder affecting the central nervous system.^[19] There are nearly one million people with MS in the United States in 2022,^[6] and in 2020, about 2.8 million people were affected globally, with rates varying widely in different regions and among different populations.^[7] The disease usually begins between the ages of twenty and fifty and is twice as common in women as in men.^[2] MS was first described in 1868 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot.^[20] The name multiple sclerosis refers to the numerous glial scars (or sclerae – essentially plaques or lesions) that develop on the white matter of the brain and spinal cord.^[20]

Signs and symptoms

A person with MS can have almost any neurological symptom or sign, with autonomic, visual, motor, and sensory problems being the most common.^[1] The specific symptoms are determined by the locations of the lesions within the nervous system, and may include loss of sensitivity or changes in sensation such as tingling, pins and needles or numbness, muscle weakness, blurred vision,^[21] pronounced reflexes, muscle spasms, or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance (ataxia); problems with speech or swallowing, visual problems (nystagmus, optic neuritis or double vision), feeling tired, acute or chronic pain, and bladder and bowel difficulties (such as neurogenic bladder), among others.^[1] When multiple sclerosis is more advanced, walking difficulties can occur and the risk of falling increases.^[22]

Difficulties thinking and emotional problems such as depression or unstable mood are also common.^[1] The primary deficit in cognitive function that people with MS experience is slow information processing speed, with memory also commonly affected, and executive function less commonly. Intelligence, language, and semantic memory are usually preserved, and the level of cognitive impairment varies significantly between people with MS.^[23]^[24]^[25]

Uhthoff's phenomenon, a worsening of symptoms due to exposure to higher than usual temperatures, and Lhermitte's sign, an electrical sensation that runs down the back when bending the neck, are particularly characteristic of MS.^[1] The main measure of disability and severity is the expanded disability status scale (EDSS), with other measures such as the multiple sclerosis functional composite being increasingly used in research.^[26]^[27]^[28] EDSS is also correlated with falls in people with MS.^[11] While it is a popular measure, EDSS has been criticized for some of its limitations, such as relying too much on walking.^[29]^[11]

The condition begins in 85% of cases as a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) over a number of days with 45% having motor or sensory problems, 20% having optic neuritis, and 10% having symptoms related to brainstem dysfunction, while the remaining 25% have more than one of the previous difficulties.^[5] The course of symptoms occurs in two main patterns initially: either as episodes of sudden worsening that last a few days to months (called relapses, exacerbations, bouts, attacks, or flare-ups) followed by improvement (85% of cases) or as a gradual worsening over time without periods of recovery (10–15% of cases).^[2] A combination of these two patterns may also occur^[14] or people may start in a relapsing and remitting course that then becomes progressive later on.^[2]

Relapses are usually not predictable, occurring without warning.^[1] Exacerbations rarely occur more frequently than twice per year.^[1] Some relapses, however, are preceded by common triggers and they occur more frequently during spring and summer.^[30] Similarly, viral infections such as the common cold, influenza, or gastroenteritis increase their risk.^[1] Stress may also trigger an attack.^[31] Women with MS who become pregnant experience fewer relapses; however, during the first months after delivery the risk increases.^[1] Overall, pregnancy does not seem to influence long-term disability.^[1] Many events have been found not to affect relapse rates including vaccination^{[citation needed]}, breast feeding,^[1] physical trauma,^[32] and Uhthoff's phenomenon.^[30]

Prodromal phase

MS may have a prodromal phase in the years leading up to MS manifestation, characterized by psychiatric issues, cognitive impairment, and increased utilization of healthcare.^[33]^[34]

Causes

The cause of MS is unknown; however, it is believed to occur as a result of some combination of genetic and environmental factors such as infectious agents.^[1]

Geography

MS is more common in people who live farther from the equator, although exceptions exist.^[1]^[35] These exceptions include ethnic groups that are at low risk and that live far from the equator such as the Sami, Amerindians, Canadian Hutterites, New Zealand Māori,^[36] and Canada's Inuit,^[2] as well as groups that have a relatively high risk and that live closer to the equator such as Sardinians,^[2] inland Sicilians,^[37] Palestinians, and Parsi.^[36] The cause of this geographical pattern is not clear.^[2] While the north–south gradient of incidence is decreasing,^[35] as of 2010 it is still present.^[2]

MS is more common in regions with northern European populations^[1] and the geographic variation may simply reflect the global distribution of these high-risk populations.^[2]

A relationship between season of birth and MS lends support to this idea, with fewer people born in the northern hemisphere in November compared to May being affected later in life.^[38]

Environmental factors may play a role during childhood, with several studies finding that people who move to a different region of the world before the age of 15 acquire the new region's risk of MS. If migration takes place after age 15, however, the person retains the risk of their home country.^[1]^[39] There is some evidence that the effect of moving may still apply to people older than 15.^[1]

Genetics

HLA region of Chromosome 6. Changes in this area increase the probability of getting MS.

MS is not considered a hereditary disease; however, a number of genetic variations have been shown to increase the risk.^[40] Some of these genes appear to have higher levels of expression in microglial cells than expected by chance.^[41] The probability of developing the disease is higher in relatives of an affected person, with a greater risk among those more closely related.^[9] An identical twin of an affected individual has a 30% chance of developing MS, 5% for a non-identical twin, 2.5% for a sibling, and an even lower chance for a half-sibling.^[1]^[9]^[42] If both parents are affected the risk in their children is 10 times that of the general population.^[2] MS is also more common in some ethnic groups than others.^[43]

Specific genes that have been linked with MS include differences in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system—a group of genes on chromosome 6 that serves as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC).^[1] That differences in the HLA region are related to susceptibility has been known since the 1980s,^[44] and this same region has also been implicated in the development of other autoimmune diseases such as diabetes type I and systemic lupus erythematosus.^[44] The most consistent finding is the association between multiple sclerosis and alleles of the MHC defined as DR15 and DQ6.^[1] Other loci have shown a protective effect, such as HLA-C554 and HLA-DRB1*11.^[1] Overall, it has been estimated that HLA differences account for between 20% and 60% of the genetic predisposition.^[44] Modern genetic methods (genome-wide association studies) have revealed at least 200 variants outside the HLA locus that modestly increase the probability of MS.^[45]

Infectious agents

Many microbes have been proposed as triggers of MS, but none has been confirmed.^[9] One hypothesis is that infection by a widespread microbe contributes to disease development, and the geographic distribution of this organism significantly influences the epidemiology of MS.^[16] Two opposing versions of this hypothesis include the hygiene hypothesis and the prevalence hypothesis, the former being more favored.^[16] The hygiene hypothesis proposes that exposure to certain infectious agents early in life is protective; the disease is a response to a late encounter with such agents.^[1] The prevalence hypothesis proposes that an early, persistent, and silent infection increases risk of disease, and thus the disease is more common where the infectious agent is more common. Only in a few cases and after many years does it cause demyelination.^[16]^[46]

Evidence for a virus as a cause include the presence of oligoclonal bands in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of most people with MS, the association of several viruses with human demyelinating encephalomyelitis, and the occurrence of demyelination in animals caused by some viral infections.^[47] Human herpes viruses are a candidate group of viruses. Individuals having never been infected by the Epstein–Barr virus are at a reduced risk of getting MS, whereas those infected as young adults are at a greater risk than those having had it at a younger age.^[1]^[16] Although some consider that this goes against the hygiene hypothesis, since the non-infected have probably experienced a more hygienic upbringing,^[16] others believe that there is no contradiction, since it is a first encounter with the causative virus relatively late in life that is the trigger for the disease.^[1] Other diseases that may be related include measles, mumps and rubella.^[1]

Other

Smoking may be an independent risk factor for MS.^[48] Stress may be a risk factor, although the evidence to support this is weak.^[39] Association with occupational exposures and toxins—mainly organic solvents^[49]—has been evaluated, but no clear conclusions have been reached.^[39] Vaccinations were studied as causal factors; however, most studies show no association.^[39]^[50] Several other possible risk factors, such as diet and hormone intake, have been looked at; however, evidence on their relation with the disease is "sparse and unpersuasive".^[48] Gout occurs less than would be expected and lower levels of uric acid have been found in people with MS. This has led to the theory that uric acid is protective, although its exact importance remains unknown.^[51] Obesity during adolescence and young adulthood is a risk factor for MS.^[52]

Pathophysiology

The three main characteristics of MS are the formation of lesions in the central nervous system (also called plaques), inflammation and the destruction of myelin sheaths of neurons. These features interact in a complex and not yet fully understood manner to produce the breakdown of nerve tissue and in turn the signs and symptoms of the disease.^[1] Cholesterol crystals are believed both to impair myelin repair and to aggravate inflammation.^[53]^[54] MS is believed to be an immune-mediated disorder that develops from an interaction of the individual's genetics and as yet unidentified environmental causes.^[9] Damage is believed to be caused, at least in part, by attack on the nervous system by a person's own immune system.^[1]

Lesions

The name multiple sclerosis refers to the scars (sclerae – better known as plaques or lesions) that form in the nervous system. These lesions most commonly affect the white matter in the optic nerve, brain stem, basal ganglia, and spinal cord, or white matter tracts close to the lateral ventricles.^[1] The function of white matter cells is to carry signals between grey matter areas, where the processing is done, and the rest of the body. The peripheral nervous system is rarely involved.^[9]

To be specific, MS involves the loss of oligodendrocytes, the cells responsible for creating and maintaining a fatty layer—known as the myelin sheath—which helps the neurons carry electrical signals (action potentials).^[1] This results in a thinning or complete loss of myelin and, as the disease advances, the breakdown of the axons of neurons. When the myelin is lost, a neuron can no longer effectively conduct electrical signals.^[9] A repair process, called remyelination, takes place in early phases of the disease, but the oligodendrocytes are unable to completely rebuild the cell's myelin sheath.^[55] Repeated attacks lead to successively less effective remyelinations, until a scar-like plaque is built up around the damaged axons.^[55] These scars are the origin of the symptoms and during an attack magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often shows more than ten new plaques.^[1] This could indicate that there are a number of lesions below which the brain is capable of repairing itself without producing noticeable consequences.^[1] Another process involved in the creation of lesions is an abnormal increase in the number of astrocytes due to the destruction of nearby neurons.^[1] A number of lesion patterns have been described.^[56]

Inflammation

Apart from demyelination, the other sign of the disease is inflammation. Fitting with an immunological explanation, the inflammatory process is caused by T cells, a kind of lymphocyte that plays an important role in the body's defenses.^[9] T cells gain entry into the brain via disruptions in the blood–brain barrier. The T cells recognize myelin as foreign and attack it, explaining why these cells are also called "autoreactive lymphocytes".^[1]

The attack on myelin starts inflammatory processes, which trigger other immune cells and the release of soluble factors like cytokines and antibodies. A further breakdown of the blood-brain barrier, in turn, causes a number of other damaging effects such as swelling, activation of macrophages, and more activation of cytokines and other destructive proteins.^[9] Inflammation can potentially reduce transmission of information between neurons in at least three ways.^[1] The soluble factors released might stop neurotransmission by intact neurons. These factors could lead to or enhance the loss of myelin, or they may cause the axon to break down completely.^[1]

Blood–brain barrier

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a part of the capillary system that prevents the entry of T cells into the central nervous system. It may become permeable to these types of cells secondary to an infection by a virus or bacteria. After it repairs itself, typically once the infection has cleared, T cells may remain trapped inside the brain.^[9] Gadolinium cannot cross a normal BBB and, therefore, gadolinium-enhanced MRI is used to show BBB breakdowns.^[57]

Diagnosis

Multiple sclerosis is typically diagnosed based on the presenting signs and symptoms, in combination with supporting medical imaging and laboratory testing.^[5] It can be difficult to confirm, especially early on, since the signs and symptoms may be similar to those of other medical problems.^[1]^[58]

The McDonald criteria, which focus on clinical, laboratory, and radiologic evidence of lesions at different times and in different areas, is the most commonly used method of diagnosis^[59] with the Schumacher and Poser criteria being of mostly historical significance.^[60]

As of 2017^[update], there is no single test (including biopsy) that can provide a definitive diagnosis.^[61]

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spine may show areas of demyelination (lesions or plaques). Gadolinium can be administered intravenously as a contrast agent to highlight active plaques and, by elimination, demonstrate the existence of historical lesions not associated with symptoms at the moment of the evaluation.^[62]^[63]

Central vein signs (CVS) have been proposed as a good indicator of MS in comparison with other conditions causing white lesions.^[64]^[65]^[66]^[67] One small study found fewer CVS in older and hypertensive people.^[68] Further research on CVS as a biomarker for MS is ongoing.^[69]

Brain atrophy is seen as an indicator of MS.^[70]^[71]

Testing of cerebrospinal fluid obtained from a lumbar puncture can provide evidence of chronic inflammation in the central nervous system. The cerebrospinal fluid is tested for oligoclonal bands of IgG on electrophoresis, which are inflammation markers found in 75–85% of people with MS.^[62]^[72]

Differential diagnosis

There are several diseases that present similarly to multiple sclerosis. Intractable vomiting, severe optic neuritis, or bilateral optic neuritis raises suspicion for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).^[73] Involvement of multiple cranial nerves raises suspicion for neurosarcoidosis.^[73] Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM), in which spinal cord damage spans three or more vertebral segments, raises suspicion for NMOSD, neurosarcoidosis, anti-MOG–associated myelitis, systemic rheumatologic disease, or a paraneoplastic disorder.^[73]

Types and variants

Several phenotypes (commonly termed types), or patterns of progression, have been described. Phenotypes use the past course of the disease in an attempt to predict the future course. They are important not only for prognosis but also for treatment decisions. The United States National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation, described four types of MS (revised in 2013):^{[medical citation needed]}^[74]^[75]^[76]

Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS)
Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS)
Primary progressive MS (PPMS)
Secondary progressive MS (SPMS)

Relapsing-remitting MS is characterized by unpredictable relapses followed by periods of months to years of relative quiet (remission) with no new signs of disease activity. Deficits that occur during attacks may either resolve or leave problems, the latter in about 40% of attacks and being more common the longer a person has had the disease.^[1]^[5] This describes the initial course of 80% of individuals with MS.^[1]

The relapsing-remitting subtype usually begins with a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS). In CIS, a person has an attack suggestive of demyelination, but does not fulfill the criteria for multiple sclerosis.^[1]^[77] 30 to 70% of persons who experience CIS, later develop MS.^[77]

Primary progressive MS occurs in approximately 10–20% of individuals, with no remission after the initial symptoms.^[5]^[78] It is characterized by progression of disability from onset, with no, or only occasional and minor, remissions and improvements.^[14] The usual age of onset for the primary progressive subtype is later than of the relapsing-remitting subtype. It is similar to the age that secondary progressive usually begins in relapsing-remitting MS, around 40 years of age.^[1]

Secondary progressive MS occurs in around 65% of those with initial relapsing-remitting MS, who eventually have progressive neurologic decline between acute attacks without any definite periods of remission.^[1]^[14] Occasional relapses and minor remissions may appear.^[14] The most common length of time between disease onset and conversion from relapsing-remitting to secondary progressive MS is 19 years.^[79]

Multiple sclerosis behaves differently in children, taking more time to reach the progressive stage.^[1] Nevertheless, they still reach it at a lower average age than adults usually do.^[1]

Late onset MS (LOMS) has been found in one study to reach disability faster than adult onset MS.^[80]

Special courses

Independently of the types published by the MS associations, regulatory agencies like the FDA often consider special courses, trying to reflect some clinical trials results on their approval documents. Some examples could be "Highly Active MS" (HAMS),^[81] "Active Secondary MS" (similar to the old Progressive-Relapsing)^[82] and "Rapidly progressing PPMS".^[83]

Also, when deficits always resolve between attacks, this is sometimes referred to as benign MS,^[84] although people will still build up some degree of disability in the long term.^[1] On the other hand, the term malignant multiple sclerosis is used to describe people with MS having reached significant level of disability in a short period.^[85]

An international panel has published a standardized definition for the course HAMS.^[81]

Variants

Atypical variants of MS have been described; these include tumefactive multiple sclerosis, Balo concentric sclerosis, Schilder's diffuse sclerosis, and Marburg multiple sclerosis. There is debate on whether they are MS variants or different diseases.^[86] Some diseases previously considered MS variants like Devic's disease are now considered outside the MS spectrum.^[87]

Management

Although there is no known cure for multiple sclerosis, several therapies have proven helpful. Several effective treatments can significantly decrease the number of attacks and the rate of progression.^[6] The primary aims of therapy are returning function after an attack, preventing new attacks, and preventing disability. Starting medications is generally recommended in people after the first attack when more than two lesions are seen on MRI.^[88]

Older medications used to treat MS were modestly effective, could have side effects, and were poorly tolerated.^[3] However, several treatment options with better safety and tolerability profiles have been introduced,^[6] changing the prognosis of MS. In the treatment era, 16% of people with relapsing MS went on to need a cane to walk after 20 years.^{[medical citation needed]}^[89]

As with any medical treatment, medications used in the management of MS have several adverse effects. Alternative treatments are pursued by some people, despite the shortage of supporting evidence of efficacy.

Acute attacks

During symptomatic attacks, administration of high doses of intravenous corticosteroids, such as methylprednisolone, is the usual therapy,^[1] with oral corticosteroids seeming to have a similar efficacy and safety profile.^[90] Although effective in the short term for relieving symptoms, corticosteroid treatments do not appear to have a significant impact on long-term recovery.^[91]^[92] The long-term benefit is unclear in optic neuritis as of 2020.^[93] The consequences of severe attacks that do not respond to corticosteroids might be treatable by plasmapheresis.^[1]

Disease-modifying treatments

Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

As of 2021, multiple disease-modifying medications are approved by regulatory agencies for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). In RRMS they are modestly effective at decreasing the number of attacks.^[94] The interferons^[95] and glatiramer acetate are first-line treatments^[5] and are roughly equivalent, reducing relapses by approximately 30%.^[96] Early-initiated long-term therapy is safe and improves outcomes.^[97]^[98]

Treatment of clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) with interferons decreases the chance of progressing to clinical MS.^[1]^[99]^[100] Efficacy of interferons and glatiramer acetate in children has been estimated to be roughly equivalent to that of adults.^[101] The role of some newer agents such as fingolimod,^[102] teriflunomide, and dimethyl fumarate,^[103] is not yet entirely clear.^[104] It is difficult to make firm conclusions about the best treatment, especially regarding the long‐term benefit and safety of early treatment, given the lack of studies directly comparing disease modifying therapies or long-term monitoring of patient outcomes.^[105]

The relative effectiveness of different treatments is unclear, as most have only been compared to placebo or a small number of other therapies.^[106] Direct comparisons of interferons and glatiramer acetate indicate similar effects or only small differences in effects on relapse rate, disease progression and magnetic resonance imaging measures.^[107] Alemtuzumab, natalizumab, and fingolimod may be more effective than other drugs in reducing relapses over the short term in people with RRMS.^[108] Natalizumab and interferon beta-1a (Rebif) may reduce relapses compared to both placebo and interferon beta-1a (Avonex) while Interferon beta-1b (Betaseron), glatiramer acetate, and mitoxantrone may also prevent relapses.^[106] Evidence on relative effectiveness in reducing disability progression is unclear.^[106]^[108] All medications are associated with adverse effects that may influence their risk to benefit profiles.^[106]^[108]

Progressive multiple sclerosis

As of 2011^[update], only one medication, mitoxantrone, had been approved for secondary progressive MS.^[109] In this population tentative evidence supports mitoxantrone moderately slowing the progression of the disease and decreasing rates of relapses over two years.^[110]^[111]

As of 2013, review of 9 immunomodulators and immunosuppressants found no evidence of any being effective in preventing disability progression in people with progressive MS.^[106]

In March 2017 the FDA approved ocrelizumab as a treatment for primary progressive MS in adults, the first drug to gain that approval,^[112]^[113]^[114] with requirements for several Phase IV clinical trials.^[115] It is also used for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease in adults.^[114]

In 2019, siponimod and cladribine were approved in the United States for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.^[112]

Adverse effects

The disease-modifying treatments have several adverse effects. One of the most common is irritation at the injection site for glatiramer acetate and the interferons (up to 90% with subcutaneous injections and 33% with intramuscular injections).^[95]^[116] Over time, a visible dent at the injection site, due to the local destruction of fat tissue, known as lipoatrophy, may develop.^[116] Interferons may produce flu-like symptoms;^[117] some people taking glatiramer experience a post-injection reaction with flushing, chest tightness, heart palpitations, and anxiety, which usually lasts less than thirty minutes.^[118] More dangerous but much less common are liver damage from interferons,^[119] systolic dysfunction (12%), infertility, and acute myeloid leukemia (0.8%) from mitoxantrone,^[110]^[120] and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy occurring with natalizumab (occurring in 1 in 600 people treated).^[5]^[121]

Fingolimod may give rise to hypertension and slowed heart rate, macular edema, elevated liver enzymes, or a reduction in lymphocyte levels.^[102]^[104] Tentative evidence supports the short-term safety of teriflunomide, with common side effects including: headaches, fatigue, nausea, hair loss, and limb pain.^[94] There have also been reports of liver failure and PML with its use and it is dangerous for fetal development.^[104] Most common side effects of dimethyl fumarate are flushing and gastrointestinal problems.^[103]^[122]^[104] While dimethyl fumarate may lead to a reduction in the white blood cell count there were no reported cases of opportunistic infections during trials.^[123]

Associated symptoms

Both medications and neurorehabilitation have been shown to improve some symptoms, though neither changes the course of the disease.^[124] Some symptoms have a good response to medication, such as bladder spasticity, while others are little changed.^[1] Equipment such as catheters for neurogenic bladder or mobility aids can be helpful in improving functional status.

A multidisciplinary approach is important for improving quality of life; however, it is difficult to specify a 'core team' as many health services may be needed at different points in time.^[1] Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs increase activity and participation of people with MS but do not influence impairment level.^[125] Studies investigating information provision in support of patient understanding and participation suggest that while interventions (written information, decision aids, coaching, educational programmes) may increase knowledge, the evidence of an effect on decision making and quality of life is mixed and low certainty.^[126] There is limited evidence for the overall efficacy of individual therapeutic disciplines,^[127]^[128] though there is good evidence that specific approaches, such as exercise,^[129]^[130]^[131]^[132] and psychological therapies are effective.^[133] Cognitive training, alone or combined with other neuropsychological interventions, may show positive effects for memory and attention though firm conclusions are not possible given small sample numbers, variable methodology, interventions and outcome measures.^[134] The effectiveness of palliative approaches in addition to standard care is uncertain, due to lack of evidence.^[135] The effectiveness of interventions, including exercise, specifically for the prevention of falls in people with MS is uncertain, while there is some evidence of an effect on balance function and mobility.^[136] Cognitive behavioral therapy has shown to be moderately effective for reducing MS fatigue.^[137] The evidence for the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain is insufficient to recommend such interventions alone, however their use in combination with medications may be reasonable.^[138]

Non-pharmaceutical

There is some evidence that aquatic therapy is a beneficial intervention.^[139]

The spasticity associated with MS can be difficult to manage because of the progressive and fluctuating course of the disease.^[140] Although there is no firm conclusion on the efficacy in reducing spasticity, PT interventions can be a safe and beneficial option for patients with multiple sclerosis. Physical therapy including vibration interventions, electrical stimulation, exercise therapy, standing therapy, and radial shock wave therapy (RSWT), were beneficial for limiting spasticity, helping limit excitability, or increasing range of motion.^[141]

Alternative treatments

Over 50% of people with MS may use complementary and alternative medicine, although percentages vary depending on how alternative medicine is defined.^[17] Regarding the characteristics of users, they are more frequently women, have had MS for a longer time, tend to be more disabled and have lower levels of satisfaction with conventional healthcare.^[17] The evidence for the effectiveness for such treatments in most cases is weak or absent.^[17]^[142] Treatments of unproven benefit used by people with MS include dietary supplementation and regimens,^[17]^[143]^[144] vitamin D,^[145] relaxation techniques such as yoga,^[17] herbal medicine (including medical cannabis),^[17]^[146]^[147] hyperbaric oxygen therapy,^[148] self-infection with hookworms, reflexology, acupuncture,^[17]^[149] and mindfulness.^[150] Evidence suggests vitamin D supplementation, irrespective of the form and dose, provides no benefit for people with MS; this includes for measures such as relapse recurrence, disability, and MRI lesions while effects on health‐related quality of life and fatigue are unclear.^[151] There is insufficient evidence supporting high-dose biotin^[152]^[153]^[154] and some evidence for increased disease activity and higher risk of relapse with its use.^[155]

Prognosis

The expected future course of the disease depends on the subtype of the disease; the individual's sex, age, and initial symptoms; and the degree of disability the person has.^[18] Female sex, relapsing-remitting subtype, optic neuritis or sensory symptoms at onset, few attacks in the initial years and especially early age at onset, are associated with a better course.^[18]^[156] In general, recent studies show that only 16% of people with relapsing MS needed a cane to walk after 20 years. It is also observed that for people with relapsing MS, about 24% go on to have secondary progressive MS after 20 years.^{[medical citation needed]}^[89]

Epidemiology

MS is the most common autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system.^[19] As of 2022, there are nearly one million known cases of multiple sclerosis in the United States.^[6] In 2020, the number of people with MS was 2.8 million globally, with rates varying widely in different regions.^[7] In Africa rates are less than 0.5 per 100,000, while they are 2.8 per 100,000 in South East Asia, 8.3 per 100,000 in the Americas, and 80 per 100,000 in Europe.^{[needs update]}^[59] Rates surpass 200 per 100,000 in certain populations of Northern European descent.^{[needs update]}^[2] The number of new cases that develop per year is about 2.5 per 100,000.^{[needs update]}^[59]

Increasing rates of MS may be explained simply by better diagnosis.^[2] Studies on populational and geographical patterns have been common^[46] and have led to a number of theories about the cause.^[16]^[39]^[48]

MS usually appears in adults in their late twenties or early thirties but it can rarely start in childhood and after 50 years of age.^[2]^[59] The primary progressive subtype is more common in people in their fifties.^[78] Similarly to many autoimmune disorders, the disease is more common in women, and the trend may be increasing.^[1]^[35] As of 2008, globally it is about two times more common in women than in men.^[59] In children, it is even more common in females than males,^[1] while in people over fifty, it affects males and females almost equally.^[78]

History

Medical discovery

Robert Carswell (1793–1857), a British professor of pathology, and Jean Cruveilhier (1791–1873), a French professor of pathologic anatomy, described and illustrated many of the disease's clinical details, but did not identify it as a separate disease.^[157] Specifically, Carswell described the injuries he found as "a remarkable lesion of the spinal cord accompanied with atrophy".^[1] Under the microscope, Swiss pathologist Georg Eduard Rindfleisch (1836–1908) noted in 1863 that the inflammation-associated lesions were distributed around blood vessels.^[158]^[159]

The French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893) was the first person to recognize multiple sclerosis as a distinct disease in 1868.^[157] Summarizing previous reports and adding his own clinical and pathological observations, Charcot called the disease sclerose en plaques.

Diagnosis history

The first attempt to establish a set of diagnostic criteria was also due to Charcot in 1868. He published what now is known as the "Charcot Triad", consisting in nystagmus, intention tremor, and telegraphic speech (scanning speech).^[160] Charcot also observed cognition changes, describing his patients as having a "marked enfeeblement of the memory" and "conceptions that formed slowly".^[20]

Diagnosis was based on Charcot triad and clinical observation until Schumacher made the first attempt to standardize criteria in 1965 by introducing some fundamental requirements: Dissemination of the lesions in time (DIT) and space (DIS), and that "signs and symptoms cannot be explained better by another disease process".^[160] Both requirements were later inherited by Poser criteria and McDonald criteria, whose 2017 version is in use.^{[medical citation needed]}

During the 20th century, theories about the cause and pathogenesis were developed and effective treatments began to appear in the 1990s.^[1] Since the beginning of the 21st century, refinements of the concepts have taken place. The 2010 revision of the McDonald criteria allowed for the diagnosis of MS with only one proved lesion (CIS).^[161]

In 1996, the US National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) (Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials) defined the first version of the clinical phenotypes that is in use. In this first version they provided standardized definitions for four MS clinical courses: relapsing-remitting (RR), secondary progressive (SP), primary progressive (PP), and progressive relapsing (PR). In 2010, PR was dropped and CIS was incorporated.^[161] Three years later, the 2013 revision of the "phenotypes for the disease course" were forced to consider CIS as one of the phenotypes of MS, making obsolete some expressions like "conversion from CIS to MS".^[162] Other organizations have proposed later new clinical phenotypes, like HAMS (Highly Active MS) as result of the work in DMT approval processes.^[163]

Historical cases

There are several historical accounts of people who probably had MS and lived before or shortly after the disease was described by Charcot.

A young woman called Halldora who lived in Iceland around 1200 suddenly lost her vision and mobility but recovered them seven days after. Saint Lidwina of Schiedam (1380–1433), a Dutch nun, may be one of the first clearly identifiable people with MS. From the age of 16 until her death at 53, she had intermittent pain, weakness of the legs and vision loss: symptoms typical of MS.^[164] Both cases have led to the proposal of a "Viking gene" hypothesis for the dissemination of the disease.^[165]

Augustus Frederick d'Este (1794–1848), son of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex and Lady Augusta Murray and a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom, almost certainly had MS. D'Este left a detailed diary describing his 22 years living with the disease. His diary began in 1822 and ended in 1846, although it remained unknown until 1948. His symptoms began at age 28 with a sudden transient visual loss (amaurosis fugax) after the funeral of a friend. During his disease, he developed weakness of the legs, clumsiness of the hands, numbness, dizziness, bladder disturbance and erectile dysfunction. In 1844, he began to use a wheelchair. Despite his illness, he kept an optimistic view of life.^[166]^[167] Another early account of MS was kept by the British diarist W. N. P. Barbellion, pen name of Bruce Frederick Cummings (1889–1919), who maintained a detailed log of his diagnosis and struggle.^[167] His diary was published in 1919 as The Journal of a Disappointed Man.^[168]

Research

Epstein-Barr virus as a cause

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a herpes virus that can cause infectious mononucleosis and infects approximately 95% of adults, has been increasingly suspected to be the primary cause of MS, even though only a small proportion of those infected with EBV will later develop MS.^[15]^[169]^[170] A study of individuals in the United States military between 1993 and 2013 (total population greater than 10 million) compared 801 people who developed MS on or after military service to 1,566 matched controls who did not develop MS during this observation period. The study found a 32-fold increased risk of developing MS after infection with EBV. It did not find an increased risk after infection with other viruses, including the similarly transmitted cytomegalovirus. The finding may suggest that EBV is a leading cause of MS.^[15] A hypothesized mechanism of EBV causing MS is molecular mimicry between EBV proteins and nervous system molecules, causing autoimmunity.^[169]^[171]

Medications

Medications that influence voltage-gated sodium ion channels are under investigation as a potential neuroprotective strategy because of hypothesized role of sodium in the pathological process leading to axonal injury and accumulating disability. There is insufficient evidence of an effect of sodium channel blockers for people with MS.^[172]

Pathogenesis

MS is a clinically defined entity with several atypical presentations. Some auto-antibodies have been found in atypical MS cases, giving birth to separate disease families and restricting the previously wider concept of MS.

Anti-AQP4 autoantibodies were found in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which was previously considered a MS variant. A spectrum of diseases named NMOSD (NMO spectrum diseases) or anti-AQP4 diseases has been accepted.^[173] Some cases of MS were presenting anti-MOG autoantibodies, mainly overlapping with the Marburg variant. Anti-MOG autoantibodies were found to be also present in ADEM, and a second spectrum of separated diseases is being considered. This spectrum is named inconsistently across different authors, but it is normally something similar to anti-MOG demyelinating diseases.^[173]

A third kind of auto-antibodies is accepted. They are several anti-neurofascin auto-antibodies which damage the Ranvier nodes of the neurons. These antibodies are more related to the peripheral nervous demyelination, but they were also found in chronic progressive PPMS and combined central and peripheral demyelination (CCPD, which is considered another atypical MS presentation).^[174]

In addition to the significance of auto-antibodies in MS, four different patterns of demyelination have been reported, opening the door to consider MS as a heterogeneous disease.^[175]

Disease biomarkers

Since disease progression is the result of degeneration of neurons, the roles of proteins showing loss of nerve tissue such as neurofilaments, tau, and N-acetylaspartate are under investigation.^[177]^[178]

Improvement in neuroimaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) carry a promise for better diagnosis and prognosis predictions. Regarding MRI, there are several techniques that have already shown some usefulness in research settings and could be introduced into clinical practice, such as double-inversion recovery sequences, magnetization transfer, diffusion tensor, and functional magnetic resonance imaging.^[179] These techniques are more specific for the disease than existing ones, but still lack some standardization of acquisition protocols and the creation of normative values.^[179] This is particularly the case for proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, for which a number of methodological variations observed in the literature may underlie continued inconsistencies in central nervous system metabolic abnormalities, particularly in N-acetyl aspartate, myoinositol, choline, glutamate, GABA, and GSH, observed for multiple sclerosis and its subtypes.^[180] There are other techniques under development that include contrast agents capable of measuring levels of peripheral macrophages, inflammation, or neuronal dysfunction,^[179] and techniques that measure iron deposition that could serve to determine the role of this feature in MS, or that of cerebral perfusion.^[179]

COVID-19

The hospitalization rate was found to be higher among individuals with MS and COVID-19 infection, at 10%, while the pooled infection rate is estimated at 4%. The pooled prevalence of death in hospitalized individuals with MS is estimated as 4%.^[181]

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 A person with MS can have almost any neurological symptom or sign, with [[autonomic nervous system|autonomic]], visual, motor, and sensory problems being the most common.<ref name="pmid18970977" /> The specific symptoms are determined by the locations of the lesions within the nervous system, and may include [[hypoesthesia|loss of sensitivity]] or [[paresthesia|changes in sensation]] such as tingling, pins and needles or numbness, muscle weakness, [[blurred vision]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/|title=MS Signs |website=[[Webmd]]|access-date=7 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930181511/http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/|archive-date=30 September 2016}}</ref> [[clonus|pronounced reflexes]], [[muscle spasms]], or difficulty in moving; difficulties with coordination and balance ([[ataxia]]); [[dysarthria|problems with speech]] or [[dysphagia|swallowing]], visual problems ([[nystagmus]], [[optic neuritis]] or [[diplopia|double vision]]), [[fatigue (physical)|feeling tired]], [[acute pain|acute]] or [[chronic pain]], and bladder and bowel difficulties (such as [[Neurogenic bladder dysfunction|neurogenic bladder]]), among others.<ref name="pmid18970977" /> When multiple sclerosis is more advanced, walking difficulties can occur and the risk of falling increases.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Cameron MH, Nilsagard Y | title = Balance, gait, and falls in multiple sclerosis | journal = Handbook of Clinical Neurology | volume = 159 | pages = 237–250 | year = 2018 | pmid = 30482317 | doi = 10.1016/b978-0-444-63916-5.00015-x | isbn = 978-0-444-63916-5 }}</ref>
+Difficulties thinking and emotional problems such as [[clinical depression|depression]] or [[labile affect|unstable mood]] are also common.<ref name="pmid18970977" /> The primary deficit in cognitive function that people with MS experience is slow information processing speed, with memory also commonly affected, and [[Executive functions|executive function]] less commonly. Intelligence, language, and [[semantic memory]] are usually preserved, and the level of cognitive impairment varies significantly between people with MS.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Oreja-Guevara |first=Celia |last2=Ayuso Blanco |first2=Teresa |last3=Brieva Ruiz |first3=Luis |last4=Hernández Pérez |first4=Miguel Ángel |last5=Meca-Lallana |first5=Virginia |last6=Ramió-Torrentà |first6=Lluís |date=2019 |title=Cognitive Dysfunctions and Assessments in Multiple Sclerosis |url=https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2019.00581 |journal=Frontiers in Neurology |volume=10 |doi=10.3389/fneur.2019.00581 |issn=1664-2295 |pmc=PMC6558141 |pmid=31214113}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kalb |first=Rosalind |last2=Beier |first2=Meghan |last3=Benedict |first3=Ralph HB |last4=Charvet |first4=Leigh |last5=Costello |first5=Kathleen |last6=Feinstein |first6=Anthony |last7=Gingold |first7=Jeffrey |last8=Goverover |first8=Yael |last9=Halper |first9=June |last10=Harris |first10=Colleen |last11=Kostich |first11=Lori |date=10 October 2018 |title=Recommendations for cognitive screening and management in multiple sclerosis care |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1352458518803785 |journal=Multiple Sclerosis Journal |language=en |volume=24 |issue=13 |pages=1665–1680 |doi=10.1177/1352458518803785 |issn=1352-4585 |pmc=PMC6238181 |pmid=30303036}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Benedict |first=Ralph H. B. |last2=Amato |first2=Maria Pia |last3=DeLuca |first3=John |last4=Geurts |first4=Jeroen J. G. |date=2020-10-01 |title=Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: clinical management, MRI, and therapeutic avenues |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30277-5/abstract |journal=The Lancet Neurology |language=English |volume=19 |issue=10 |pages=860–871 |doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30277-5 |issn=1474-4422 |pmid=32949546}}</ref>
-Difficulties thinking and emotional problems such as [[clinical depression|depression]] or [[labile affect|unstable mood]] are also common.<ref name="pmid18970977" /> For most people, difficulties with thinking are mild and may only include one or two areas of cognitive function, e.g., attention or word-finding. Certain functions including general intellect, long-term (remote) memory, conversational skill and reading comprehension are not likely to change due to MS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MS Society |title=Cognitive Symptoms |url=https://www.nationalmssociety.org/Symptoms-Diagnosis/MS-Symptoms/Cognitive-Changes}}</ref>
 [[Uhthoff's phenomenon]], a worsening of symptoms due to exposure to higher than usual temperatures, and [[Lhermitte's sign]], an electrical sensation that runs down the back when bending the neck, are particularly characteristic of MS.<ref name="pmid18970977" /> The main measure of disability and severity is the [[expanded disability status scale]] (EDSS), with other measures such as the [[multiple sclerosis functional composite]] being increasingly used in research.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kurtzke JF | author-link=John F. Kurtzke | title = Rating neurologic impairment in multiple sclerosis: an expanded disability status scale (EDSS) | journal = Neurology | volume = 33 | issue = 11 | pages = 1444–52 | date = November 1983 | pmid = 6685237 | doi = 10.1212/WNL.33.11.1444 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name="pmid10467378">{{cite journal | vauthors = Amato MP, Ponziani G | title = Quantification of impairment in MS: discussion of the scales in use | journal = Multiple Sclerosis | volume = 5 | issue = 4 | pages = 216–9 | date = August 1999 | pmid = 10467378 | doi = 10.1191/135245899678846113 }}</ref><ref name="pmid12356200">{{cite journal | vauthors = Rudick RA, Cutter G, Reingold S | title = The multiple sclerosis functional composite: a new clinical outcome measure for multiple sderosis trials | journal = Multiple Sclerosis | volume = 8 | issue = 5 | pages = 359–65 | date = October 2002 | pmid = 12356200 | doi = 10.1191/1352458502ms845oa | s2cid = 31529508 }}</ref> EDSS is also correlated with falls in people with MS.<ref name=":0" /> While it is a popular measure, EDSS has been criticized for some of its limitations, such as relying too much on walking.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = van Munster CE, Uitdehaag BM | title = Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials for Multiple Sclerosis | journal = CNS Drugs | volume = 31 | issue = 3 | pages = 217–236 | date = March 2017 | pmid = 28185158 | pmc = 5336539 | doi = 10.1007/s40263-017-0412-5 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Classification	D ICD-10: G35 ICD-9-CM: 340 OMIM: 126200 MeSH: D009103 DiseasesDB: 8412
External resources	MedlinePlus: 000737 eMedicine: neuro/228 oph/179 emerg/321 pmr/82 radio/461 Patient UK: Multiple sclerosis GeneReviews: Overview