Are there patterns of clear attacks for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis?
ANSWER
Relapsing-remitting MS can be unpredictable, but there’s usually a pattern of clear attacks followed by times of recovery. With SPMS, relapses tend to be less distinct. They may happen less often or not at all. When you do have relapses, recovery is not as complete.
Reviewed by Christopher Melinosky on August 26, 2019
SOURCES:
Up-To-Date: "Treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis in adults."
Multiple Sclerosis Society: "Secondary Progressive MS."
Cleveland Clinic: "Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis."
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: "What we know about secondary progressive multiple sclerosis."
Koch, M. , 2010. Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery Psychiatry
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada: "Living with Progressive MS."
Medscape Education: Clinical Review of Management of Secondary Progressive MS."
SOURCES:
Up-To-Date: "Treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis in adults."
Multiple Sclerosis Society: "Secondary Progressive MS."
Cleveland Clinic: "Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis."
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: "What we know about secondary progressive multiple sclerosis."
Koch, M. , 2010. Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery Psychiatry
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada: "Living with Progressive MS."
Medscape Education: Clinical Review of Management of Secondary Progressive MS."
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