Praktické lekárnictvo 3/2013

History, diagnosis and experiences of patients with multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disease, which is currently incurable. In recent years, we observed an increased incidence of this disease in the world, in our country. New technologies and diagnostic methods are contributing to it such observations because they accelerate unambiguous confirmation of the diagnosis. Faster diagnostics helps in patients with relapsing-remitting form of the disease to faster initiation of an immunomodulatory therapy which prevents disease progression. Multiple sclerosis is the unpredictable disease and has different forms of expression, which varies from patient to patient. Pharmacotherapy significantly changes the quality of life of the patient, and thus the further treatment management and strategy. An effect of the immunomodulatory treatment may be different in each patient as well as its perception by the patient. In obtaining of the information on the immunomodulatory therapy and its impact on the status and quality of life help also the experiences of the patients with multiple sclerosis.

Keywords: relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis, interferon and non-interferon therapy, patients satisfaction with the therapy.