Multiple Sclerosis is divided into four types and the most common form is Remitting Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. Periods of relapses followed by remissions are how Remitting Relapsing MS gets its name. Symptoms may come and go for days, weeks, or years before they are connected to RRMS. People diagnosed with RR Multiple Sclerosis may experience multiple symptoms with debilitating effects; however, during the periods of remission, they will partially or fully recover. More women are diagnosed with MS then men, but both tend to have similar symptoms.

These symptoms arise when the immune system begins attacking nerve cells. Once the myelin sheath on the outside of the cells becomes inflamed, symptoms start to appear. The areas of inflammation show up on MRI scans and are called lesions. These lesions are found on either the brain or spinal cord and the location of each scar determines the symptoms created. …

A single test hasn’t been devised yet to diagnose Remitting Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. Even though Remitting Relapsing MS is the most common form of this disease, it is still difficult to diagnose. Doctors have to consider the types of symptoms being experienced, the severity of the symptoms, if they appear and disappear over and over again, and different tests are performed to make sure these symptoms are truly connected to RRMS.

Women are diagnosed with MS twice as often as men are. Researchers have thought this may have something to do with hormones, due to statistics of MS patients over the years. Before puberty happens, more males than females are diagnosed with MS, but once puberty occurs, the number of females doubles.

It is usually easier to diagnose RRMS when a relapse is in progress. During one of these flare-ups, an MRI can be taken to observe inflammation in …