Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Glossary
Glossary - R
- rectal hemorrhage - bleeding from the rectum
- retinitis - inflammation of the retina of the eye
Multiple Sclerosis info
2002 – A patient with Multiple Sclerosis can expect to live to average population life-expectancy minus seven years (mean life expectancy - 7 years).
It should be noted that the multiple sclerosis drugs currently in use to treat MS are immunomodulatory. This means the approved drugs used specifically in the treatment of multiple sclerosis have a direct effect on the workings and efficiency of the normal immune system... Read More