Experts have demonstrated that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar puncture. Experts found that by ...

Experts are calling for tailored strategies to enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of older people with multiple ...

Since lesions are required for diagnosing MS, you can't have MS without the presence of lesions. Learn what other conditions may cause similar symptoms.

The findings could provide the NHS with a scientific approach to diagnosing MS which is safer, more cost effective and, more importantly, acceptable to patients. MS is a neurological condition ...

MS symptoms aren't just specific to that condition. "If you have some numbness and tingling sensation, maybe in your hands, maybe in your arms or legs or in your face, it's more of just a nuisance.

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease in which your immune system attacks your central nervous system, including your brain, spinal cord, and optic ...

While the McDonald 2017 criteria remain a valuable tool for diagnosing multiple sclerosis in Hispanic patients, modifications incorporating optic neuritis as a marker of dissemination in space may ...

Compared with healthy controls, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) had higher odds of filling prescriptions for gabapentinoids and other anticonvulsants in the 5 years prior to MS onset. 2 ...

In the first study, AlTokhis and colleagues enrolled 91 patients with MS (56 women) between 2008 and 2013 for whom 7 Tesla (7T) MRI was available with SWI-filtered phase sequencing.

One of the biggest barriers to accurately diagnosing MS in non-White patients is the "bias that MS does not affect these populations" or is less common, Lilyana Amezcua, MD, associate professor of ...

Diagnosing MS. Most patients with probable MS will progress rapidly to definite MS. PDF version. Register for free to listen to this article. Listen with Speechify. 0:00. 1:00.