Resumen

DOMINGUEZ MORENO, Rogelio et al. Multiple Sclerosis, a review of the literature. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2012, vol.55, n.5, pp.26-35. ISSN 2448-4865.

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, most common in young people aged 20-50 years. It is the leading cause of disability in this group. The clinical course is usually characterized by severe neurological afflictions followed by remissions and in some cases tend to be progressive to death. The diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and is supported by the evidence of MRI lesions disseminated in time and space, multiple treatments are currently incapable of curing the disease but they are able to suppress outbreaks in great measure. This review was made with the mere objective to demonstrate the general spectrum of this wide illness with the idea that it is helpful to physicians and students who are not familiar with the disease that is becoming increasingly common in our country.

Palabras llave : autoimmune; Epstein-Barr; multiple sclerosis; interferon.