多发性硬化的性别差异

Gender-related differences in multiple sclerosis patients

多发性硬化在女性人群中的发病率明显高于男性,而且呈逐年升高之趋势。许多研究表明,性别对多发性硬化患者的病情进展、疗效及转归具有不同程度的影响,是一项独立影响因素。本文旨在探讨可能受多发性硬化性别差异影响的要素,诸如发病率、发病机制、临床进程、磁共振成像、治疗原则等。

Ahhough multiple sclerosis （MS） affects both women and men, women are more susceptible to MS than men with increasing incidence and prevalence. Accumulating evidence indicates that gender appears to play a critical role in the development, efficacy and prognosis of MS, and therefore should be considered as an independent influencing factor. In this review, factors that can potentially explain the gender-biased observations in MS are discussed, which include incidence and prevalence, mechanism, course and prognosis, imaging, treatment principles.