The majority of people – about 90% – develop relapsing/ remitting multiple sclerosis, a form of MS in which a patient’s symptoms are mostly dormant, but periodically flare. Unfortunately, remitting MS, though it offers patients much-needed relief from symptoms, is simply the disease returning to dormancy.

Relapsing/ remitting multiple sclerosis most commonly develops in people in their early twenties. Long periods of remission can make MS difficult to diagnose, especially if the initial symptoms of the disease are very mild. Patients may feel tingling or numbness, experience moments of dizziness or have occasional problems with balance. As the disease progresses, these symptoms worsen, and may include blurred vision and fatigue; in later stages, patients may suffer paralysis, tremors and loss of bladder control. These symptoms are usually accompanied by pain and inflammation.

For a doctor to make a formal relapsing/ remitting multiple sclerosis prognosis, the patient must show …