A spinal tap (lumbar puncture) may help confirm a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Here’s what you should expect from the ...

No single test can definitively diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS ... your doctor may order an MRI scan of your brain and spinal cord. The MRI images will allow doctors to see MS-associated ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a specific type ... the optic nerves, or the spinal cord. A contrast MRI can help doctors identify any active lesions. These types of tests can also help them ...

Learn about multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition affecting younger individuals, its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, ...

MRI has played an important role in contributing ... although GM atrophy rates during 4 years of the study were associated with multiple sclerosis functional composite (MSFC), not EDSS score.

Signs of neurological damage over time may not be needed for a diagnosis of MS in patients who strongly meet other criteria, ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune condition ... such as cerebrospinal fluid analysis, MRI, electrophysiological studies and optical coherence tomography, MS remains a clinical ...

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SCLEROSIS AWARENESS ... ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS INCLUDE ADVANCED MRI TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE AT BAPTIST MARCUS NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE THAT CAN IMPROVE, INVOLVE SPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS, BLOOD BIOMARKERS ...

While diagnostic criteria for typical multiple sclerosis (MS) perform well in people ages 18 to 50, differential diagnoses in ...

High-dose vitamin D reduced disease activity in clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis ... patients had brain and spinal cord MRI and clinical ...

Multiple sclerosis remains a clinical diagnosis that ... More than 100 disorders can present with features that mimic MS; Over-reliance on MRI in establishing the diagnosis of MS should be avoided.