ILOs

• describe the incidence and prevalence of MS in Scotland / UK;
• describe the characteristic appearance and immunopathology of demyelinating lesions within the central nervous system;
• discuss clinical presentation and diagnosis of MS;
• outline the role of investigations such as MRI, lumbar puncture and VERS in the diagnosis of MS
• define the following clinical subtypes…
  • relapsing remitting, secondary progressive, primary progress, progressive relapsing

• Outline the incidence and prevalance of multiple sclerosis in Scotland…
• Who was the first person to draw MS?
• Explain what multiple sclerosis actually is… give us a full rundown…
• List the different subtypes of MS…
• Which neurological syndromes can develop into MS?
• What is optic neuritis and how does it link to MS risk?
• Here are some cartoons and images showing us the effects of optic neuritis…
• What is transverse myelitis and what symptoms do we get with it?
• What are clinically isolated syndromes?
• When do we diagnose multiple sclerosis?
• So, what actually causes MS?
• What have recent studies suggested with the link between EBV and MS?
• When should we suspect MS in a patient?