Multiple sclerosis is a: (A) Demyelinating disease, (B) Infective lesion, (C) Peripheral nervous system disorder, (D) Associated with systemic illness
Answer is A. (A) Demyelinating disease # MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) is characterized by a triad of inflammation, demyelination, and gliosis (scarring); the course can be relapsing-remitting or progressive.> Lesions of MS are typically disseminated in time and location.> Demyelinating disorders are characterized by inflammation and selective destruction of central nervous system myelin.> Peripheral nervous system is spared, and most patients have no evidence of associated systemic illness.