John F. Aforismo, BSc Pharm, RPh

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of inflammatory demyelination of axons of the central nervous system that results in episodes of transient neurologic deficits, progressing to permanent neurologic deterioration over time.1 The cause of MS remains unclear, but it is thought to involve both genetic susceptibility and environmental triggers, possibly viral, which result in self-sustaining autoimmune dysfunction.