Open AccessManagement of acute exacerbations in multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Daniel Ontaneda,
Alex Rae-Grant
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.58283
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple sclerosis , intensive care medicine , disease , pathophysiology , pathology , immunology
A key component of multiple sclerosis is the occurrence of episodes of clinical worsening with either new symptoms or an increase in older symptoms over a few days or weeks. These are known as exacerbations of multiple sclerosis. In this review, we summarize the pathophysiology and treatment of exacerbations and describe how they are related to the overall management of this disease.