Multiple Sclerosis . pediatric
a Multiple Sclerosis variant characterized by an onset before 18 years of age
MS is a chronic autoimmune neurodegenerative disease in which a person’s immune system targets healthy nerves and it is most frequently diagnosed in people aged 20-40 years. Affected children and teenagers usually present a predominantly relapsing-remitting course and experience episodes of symptoms that come and go. These symptoms relate to the damage of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) caused by inflammatory lesions in the protective coating around the nerves, called myelin (= demyelination).
(Open, Moderated)