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Patient event on February 14, 2025/ Space for individual discussions with experts from the University Medical Center Freiburg

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological diseases in people between the ages of 20 and 40. In order to inform those affected and their relatives about the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment, the University Medical Center Freiburg is hosting an event on the topic of multiple sclerosis on Friday, February 14, 2025 from 5 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. The event will take place in the Killianstraße lecture hall at the University Medical Center Freiburg (Killianstraße 5, 79106 Freiburg). Online participation is also possible. Registration is requested for on-site participation. The detailed program, the registration form and the link to the live broadcast can be found at www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/ms-patiententag.

"MS therapy has developed enormously in recent years. With this event, we are creating a platform for exchange between those affected and experts," says Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiendl, Medical Director of the Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology at the Freiburg University Medical Center. "Our aim is to give hope and show how progress in MS research is enabling more and more tangible improvements in patients' everyday lives."

Exciting topics and interactive discussions

This year's event will shed light on important aspects of diagnostics and therapy:

• How does the course of the disease develop?
• What role do MRI biomarkers and the examination of the visual system play in diagnostics?
• What new findings do cerebrospinal fluid analyses provide?
• What are the current treatment options, especially for progressive courses of the disease?

In addition, participants will have the opportunity for an open exchange with the experts both on site and online.

Multiple sclerosis - a disease with many faces

More than 280,000 people in Germany live with multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord. Women are affected about twice as often as men. Visual disturbances and sensory disturbances of the skin often occur first. Later, paralysis and psychological changes such as depression can occur. There are two basic forms of the disease: chronic or relapsing-remitting. However, both forms often merge into one another.