Shah Pushkar
Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, South Glasgow University Hospital NHS Trust, Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Sep;18(Suppl 1):S35-42. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.164827.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest cause of disability in young adults. While there is increasing choice and better treatments available for delaying disease progression, there are still, very few, effective symptomatic treatments. For many patients such as those with primary progressive MS (PPMS) and those that inevitably become secondary progressive, symptom management is the only treatment available. MS related symptoms are complex, interrelated, and can be interdependent. It requires good understanding of the condition, a holistic multidisciplinary approach, and above all, patient education and empowerment.
多发性硬化症（MS）是年轻成年人致残的最常见原因。虽然在延缓疾病进展方面可供选择的治疗方法越来越多且越来越好，但有效的对症治疗仍然非常少。对于许多患者，如原发性进行性多发性硬化症（PPMS）患者以及那些不可避免地发展为继发性进行性多发性硬化症的患者来说，症状管理是唯一可用的治疗方法。与MS相关的症状复杂、相互关联且可能相互依存。这需要对病情有充分的了解，采用整体多学科方法，最重要的是，对患者进行教育并赋予其权力。
