Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Research

MS was once thought of as just an adult disease, but, increasingly it is becoming more and more apparent that children and teenagers also are affected by this disease. To reflect this MSRC have created a seperate section devoted to this often overlooked community of people with Multiple Sclerosis. Below you will find the latest breaking stories on Paediatric MS Research. More news can be found in New Pathways Magazine, our bi-monthly publication, and also check daily at MSRC: Latest MS News. MS In Children A study published June 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds new light on the course of multiple sclerosis in children. The findings include: Children are more likely to have a relapsing and remitting form of the disease characterised by flare-ups followed by complete recovery. It takes longer for people whose MS begins in childhood to become disabled as a result of the disease. Girls are more likely than boys to get MS as children. Children with MS may have one key symptom called optic neuritis -- inflammation of the optic nerve that can cause vision problems.

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