TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnostic Criteria, Classification and Treatment Goals in Multiple Sclerosis
T2 - The Chronicles of Time and Space
AU - Ntranos, Achilles
AU - Lublin, Fred
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most diverse human diseases. Since its first description by Charcot in the nineteenth century, the diagnostic criteria, clinical course classification, and treatment goals for MS have been constantly revised and updated to improve diagnostic accuracy, physician communication, and clinical trial design. These changes have improved the clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients with the disease. Recent technological and research breakthroughs will almost certainly further change how we diagnose, classify, and treat MS in the future. In this review, we summarize the key events in the history of MS, explain the reasoning behind the current criteria for MS diagnosis, classification, and treatment, and provide suggestions for further improvements that will keep enhancing the clinical practice of MS.
AB - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most diverse human diseases. Since its first description by Charcot in the nineteenth century, the diagnostic criteria, clinical course classification, and treatment goals for MS have been constantly revised and updated to improve diagnostic accuracy, physician communication, and clinical trial design. These changes have improved the clinical outcomes and quality of life for patients with the disease. Recent technological and research breakthroughs will almost certainly further change how we diagnose, classify, and treat MS in the future. In this review, we summarize the key events in the history of MS, explain the reasoning behind the current criteria for MS diagnosis, classification, and treatment, and provide suggestions for further improvements that will keep enhancing the clinical practice of MS.
KW - Clinical decision-making
KW - Early diagnosis
KW - History
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Patient care
KW - Therapeutics
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84983599867
U2 - 10.1007/s11910-016-0688-8
DO - 10.1007/s11910-016-0688-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27549391
AN - SCOPUS:84983599867
SN - 1528-4042
VL - 16
JO - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
JF - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports
IS - 10
M1 - 90
ER -