Download or read book Aging in multiple sclerosis: from childhood to old age, in women and men written by Alessandra Lugaresi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-02-21 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years attention has been drawn on changes in multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence according to sex and age. We are now aware that MS is not a disease with onset exclusively in the young adult, but that pediatric cases are not infrequent, as well as onset in older adults. The need to assess the role of aging, sexual hormones, diet, and infections, has boosted research in many areas, from immunology to imaging techniques to psychology. An increasing awareness of the impact of MS on personal and sexual relationships, with the need to assess patient related outcomes also in clinical trials, has driven research not only in psychology, but in many other areas. The need to integrate information from all these different research areas is deeply felt.