Experts from the University of Nottingham have proven that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar puncture ...

There is no single test that unequivocally detects MS. When faced with a patient whose symptoms, neurological exam results, and medical history suggest MS, physicians use a variety of tools to look ...

PHOENIX — Historically, optic nerve involvement has been excluded from multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnostic criteria, but its inclusion in the upcoming 2024 McDonald Diagnostic Criteria is expected to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — 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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The new criteria allow for additional physical, biomarker-based signs to provide specificity in MS diagnosis.

Multiple sclerosis, a complex neurological condition affecting nearly 3 million people worldwide, has long been characterized by its elusiveness. Even as medical imaging technology has advanced ...

Paramagnetic rim lesions and other imaging biomarkers that show up on MRI allow patients to be diagnosed and treated much sooner.