MS Speaks

When I was diagnosed with MS, it apparently hadn't yet been classified into RRMS, SPMS, PPMS because nothing was said about those types of MS. A person either had MS or didn't have it.  Since the classifications have been established, people diagnosed with MS tend to be overly concerned about whether they're in the relapsing-remitting category or the secondary progressive one, and they worry about whether they might be passing from relapsing-remitting to secondary progressive.


It's probably an important distinction to be made but according to this large study, it's not at all easy to establish which type of MS a person has.


From PubMed (November 20, 2020)--"Transition to secondary progression in relapsing-onset multiple sclerosis: Definitions and risk factors":




https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33210986/