Trauma and Multiple Sclerosis

The presence of a relationship between trauma and multiple sclerosis has been the subject of controversy for many years. Injuries to head or neck can cause blood-brain barrier damage and therefore may trigger new and recurrent attacks in some patients with multiple sclerosis. Patients having a history of serious head or neck trauma and developing clinical signs of multiple sclerosis after that, will be presented in this report. Furthermore, the relation between their type of trauma and multiple sclerosis will be investigated and critically evaluated reviewing the relevant literature.