Patient's question:
My uncle went to the hospital for a health check-up and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. However, there are no hospitals in our area that can treat it, and we can't even go to the hospital to consult or get a diagnosis. What is multiple sclerosis, and how is it treated?Doctor's answer:
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by demyelination of the white matter in the central nervous system. The majority of patients exhibit recurrent neurological dysfunction, with multiple episodes of remission and subsequent disease progression. To date, there is no effective treatment for multiple sclerosis. The main goal of treatment is to suppress the progression of acute inflammatory demyelinating lesions, prevent factors that may trigger relapses, and increase the frequency of relapses.