Morrison W, Nelson J
Vancouver Hospital, B.C.
Can Nurse. 1996 Oct;92(9):38-41.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of disability in young adults; in Canada, it affects 1 in 1,000 people. A chronic and complicated demyelinating autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system, MS has no known cure. Indeed, there has been no effective treatment until recently.
多发性硬化症（MS）是导致年轻人残疾的最常见原因；在加拿大，每1000人中就有1人受其影响。MS是一种慢性、复杂的中枢神经系统脱髓鞘自身免疫性疾病，目前尚无已知的治愈方法。事实上，直到最近才有了有效的治疗方法。
