Multiple sclerosis (MS) can look very different from one person to another. There are different types of MS, including:
Relapsing-remitting MS
Primary progressive MS
Secondary progressive MS
Find out what makes these MS subtypes different, according to Asaff Harel, MD, Neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health.
Asaff Harel, MD, is a Neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis and related neuro-immunological conditions, serving as the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health.
References
National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (n.d.). Types of multiple sclerosis.
Tafti, D., et al. (2022). Multiple sclerosis. StatPearls.
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