MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Multiple sclerosis, otherwise known as disseminated sclerosis syndrome or MS for short, is so‐called because it involves a multiple scarring, or ‘sclerosis’, of the central nervous system. The onset of the disease is often difficult to identify because it begins with intermittent episodes of attacks which may be quite mild. There are also periods of remission so that attacks may be forgotten and not related to the disease. MS is more prevalent in females and initial episodes usually occur between the ages of twenty and forty years of age.