A patient has been diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis for 1 year and reports a recent brief period of being symptom free. The nurse will tell the patient that this indicates what?
A) Hope for long-term remission
B) Temporary improvement
C) Development of relapsing-remitting MS
D) Development of secondary progressive MS

Question

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Patients with primary progressive MS have symptoms that grow progressively more intense over time; patients may experience occasional plateaus or temporary improvement, but they do not have clear remissions. This episode does not represent hope for long-term remission or the development of a different subtype of MS.

A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis