title: Symptomatic management in multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the commonest cause of disability in young adults. While there is increasing choice and better treatments available for delaying disease progression, there are still, very few, effective symptomatic treatments. For many patients such as those with primary progressive MS (PPMS) and those that inevitably become secondary progressive, symptom management is the only treatment available. MS related symptoms are complex, interrelated, and can be interdependent. It requires good understanding of the condition, a holistic multidisciplinary approach, and above all, patient education and empowerment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurosciences, South Glasgow University Hospital NHS Trust, Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Pushkar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
keywords: Multiple sclerosis; neurology; symptoms; therapy