[Hormonal disturbances in patients with multiple sclerosis]

The results of certain tests for the relationship between the hormonal system and the immune system may shed some light on the aetiology of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis. In patients with that disease signs are found of various hormonal disturbances. It is supposed that they are caused mainly by hypothalamic lesions, but they may influence the course of the disease. The paper is trial of a broader presentation of these problems.