[Multiple sclerosis : trends and management]

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis affects almost 100 000 people in France with a higher prevalence among women. It is the most common cause of non-traumatic disability in the young adult. Recent years have been marked by a better understanding of the physiopathology and risk factors, as well as by an increase in the number of available treatments.

Keywords: care management; central nervous system; disability; handicap; multiple sclerosis; prise en charge; sclérose en plaques; système nerveux central; traitement; treatment.