Multiple sclerosis, the condition that affects 10 years of life

Although in Romania multiple sclerosis is a rare disease, it remains the most invalid affection of the young adult, the average age of patients at the time of diagnosis being 37 years. In our country, multiple sclerosis affects over 7. 500 people, 70% women. Of these, the 5th. 000 accessed the public health system in 2016, thus having active illness. Regarding the economic and social aspect of the disease, according to the results of the study, total multiple sclerosis costs in Romania are RON 412.

5 million annually (EUR 91 million). Management of this condition includes rates for diagnosis and monitoring of the disease, for treatment, costs of clinical, paraclinical, hospitalization, and co-morbidity associated with disease. All these costs generated by patients with multiple sclerosis in Romania amount to RON 272 million annually (EUR 60 million). Patients with MS experience a wide range of symptoms, including: Loss of vision Numbness and muscle weakness in one of the inferior limbs Dual or blurred vision Feeling tingling or pain in different regions of the body Electrifying feelings when trying to turn your head . A patient with multiple sclerosis lives on average 10 years less than a healthy person, which translates into indirect costs, including lack of productivity due to disability and premature death, disability pensions, disability benefits, leave .

The total amount of these indirect costs is RON 140. 5 million annually (EUR 31 million). Due to disability, patients with multiple sclerosis in Romania lose a total of 2. 595 years of productivity, with an indirect cost to the public budget of about 100 million RON (EUR 22 million). Multiple sclerosis in Romania affects over 7.

500 patients in Romania, about 5. 000 accessed the public health system in 2016, with active disease every year, there are 965 new cases diagnosed; . the disease occurs more often in women than in men, at a rate of 70% the estimated access to diagnosis and treatment according to the therapeutic protocols reported by multiple sclerosis patients in Romania is 64%. the total number of years of productivity lost due to the disability of multiple sclerosis patients in Romania is 2. .