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New McDonald Criteria: Will it speed diagnosing MS?

Display of MRI images, part of the mcdonald criteria

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a tough illness to diagnose. Its symptoms aresimilar to several other illnesses, and the National Multiple SclerosisSociety says MS is incorrectly diagnosed 5% to 18% of the time. It can alsotake a long time to reach a firm MS diagnosis and that can mean months, oreven years, of delay in starting an MS treatment. Tools to assist a neurologist in making an MS diagnosis include magneticresonance…Continue Reading