Jurnal Profesi Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan
Vol 14, No 2 (2020): Jurnal Profesi Medika : Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan

Multiple Sclerosis Relapsing Remitting Progressive Type

Nora Fitri (Andalas University)
Basjiruddin Ahmad (Staff of Neurology Departement of Medical Facuilty of Andalas University / Dr. M. Djamil General Public Hospital, Padang)
Yuliarni Syafrita (Staff of Neurology Departement of Medical Facuilty of Andalas University / Dr. M. Djamil General Public Hospital, Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Dec 2020

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurologic demyelinating disease in high-income countries. The causes of MS is multifactorial involve genetics and the environment in which immune cell infiltration occurs across the blood-brain barrier, causing inflammation, demyelination, gliosis, and neuroaxonal degeneration in the substantia grisea in the central nervous system. A 23-year-old female patient was treated with four limbs weakened since 2 weeks ago accompanied by blurred vision, pain, cramps and stiffness in the back muscles and legs. The patient has experienced the same complaint before. Clinical findings reveal lhermitte sign, atrophy papillae, and tetraparese. On thoracic vertebral MRI examination without contrast and brain MRI with contrast obtained multiple sclerosis lesions. Patients receive steroid and antidepressant therapy. MS needs to be studied further because this number of cases began to emerge. 

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