Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. MS disrupts the flow of information between the brain and the body, which can cause various symptoms that adversely affect ...

Doctors now have new tools to diagnose multiple sclerosis, or MS, earlier, sometimes even before a person experiences the symptoms of the autoimmune disease. MS is a disease where the immune system ...

An international expert panel has developed consensus guidelines to help clinicians navigate multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in atypical populations — specifically children and older adults. Here's ...

The faster patients can be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis the sooner they can begin taking the powerful medications that can prevent further brain damage. This fall, Lancet Neurology published new ...

The combination of cortical lesions and central vein sign in MRI increases the specificity and sensitivity for diagnosing multiple sclerosis. This study suggests that CLs and CVS, when used together, ...

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic are hoping to make multiple sclerosis easier to diagnose. Nearly 1 million people in the Untied States have the disease, which affects the central nervous system.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Multiple sclerosis (MS) experts are recommending updates to the 2017 McDonald diagnostic criteria in order to make diagnosis easier, faster, and more accurate. Among its ...

No single test can confirm multiple sclerosis (MS) or discount it. Instead, doctors test for MS by ruling out other possible diagnoses and then looking for signs of MS-related damage. MS is an ...

While diagnostic criteria for typical multiple sclerosis (MS) perform well in people ages 18 to 50, differential diagnoses in pediatric-onset MS and late-onset MS require specific considerations.