The role of the brain in the treatment of multiple sclerosis as a connectomopathy

Medical Hypotheses
Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) causing a variety of symptoms. Although MS is recognized by the demyelinating process, the axonal injury can occur from the start of the disease and lead to neurodegenerative process in the disease. Although MS appears to damage the brain locally, the progressive and neurodegenerative nature of the disease indicate the general and global brain damage. Various studies have indicated this global damage at all areas of white and gray matter. Moreover, the earlier stages of mentioned disease can affect the structural and functional brain connections. Demyelinating lesions, which are local at first glance, lead to a global damage to the functional connections of the brain. Therefore, it seems that the brain network or brain connectome are broadly affected by this disease; therefore, MS can be referred as a connectomopathy. The drugs used in this disease all seek to suppress or regulate the immune system, and the human brain has always been considered as a therapeutic target. However, if the brain is generally involved in the disease, so the treatment should be general. In fact, the treatment process should target the connectomopathy. One of the me...Continue Reading

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