Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a major cause of neurological disability in young adults. This article is about the five main factors which determine how the patient with multiple sclerosis adjusts with his disease.

Multiple sclerosis is a frustrating disease because the current treatments are few and at present, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis, but the available drugs can slow the disease course. Synthetic forms of beta interferon (a natural immunomodulator that regulates the immune response) reduce the frequency and severity of relapses and decrease the degree of disability over time. Glatiramer acetate is a mixture of synthetic polymers which may act as a decoy for the immune system, dilutes the attack on myelin which covers the cells in the brain and spinal cord.