Guide To The Types Of Multiple Sclerosis

Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is distinguished from other types of multiple sclerosis by a patient who has clearly established episodes of increasing or new neurologic symptoms. Around eighty-five percent of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis have RRMS. The relapses or attacks in the RRMS-affected individual are superseded by remissions or periods of complete or partial recovery. Some of a patient's symptoms may become permanent and continue during periods of remission, or all symptoms may dissipate. In addition, there are no indications of progression of multiple sclerosis during an individual's periods of remission. The terms used to describe different states of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis include active, not active, worsening, or not worsening. Active RRMS is characterized by a relapse of a patient's symptoms with or without new MRI activity. Worsening RRMS is characterized by a defined increase in a patient's disabilities over a prespecified period that supersedes a relapse.

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