Open AccessAcute management of multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
A FA Merrison,
Neil Scolding
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0043
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple sclerosis , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry
Multiple sclerosis is one of the commonest causes of disability in young adults. This review highlights some of the acute presentations of this condition, and how these may be managed in the emergency setting. The role of corticosteroids is discussed, along with the value of other drugs in symptom control during an acute relapse.