Multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurological disorder is being progressively diagnosed in patients worldwide. A recent report revealed the death of 20000 MS patients all over the world in 2012 compared to 12000 in 1990. On one hand, the research for MS treatment is expanding on a global scale, the management for MS patients in India needs more attention. Multiple sclerosis (MS), is an inflammatory demyelinating disease possibly caused by the destruction of the immune system.
This chronic condition results due to damage in the myelin sheath of nerve cells in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), which in turn results in the impaired conduction of signals in the affected nerves. The damage in the brain gives rise to malfunction in sending signals through the body correctly which reflects in the body movements, vision impairment etc. Epidemiology: Indian Scenario…
