The neuropsychiatry of multiple sclerosis

by Dr Kate Jefferies

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological illness affecting young and middle-aged adults.

   

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological illness affecting young and middle-aged adults. Although attention has tended to focus on its neurological manifestations, reports of the neuropsychiatric symptoms date back to the writings of Charcot in 1877. This module will detail the neuropsychiatric complications of multiple sclerosis and their treatment.

 

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