“It all looks normal,” Rebeckah Price’s first optometrist told her on January 3, 2023. Inside of the small, sterile room, the then-46-year-old, single mother of three was hunting for answers after the ...

For decades, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been defined primarily by its symptoms, rather than its underlying biology. Now, a new study aims to challenge that approach, presenting evidence that MS may ...

Despite the importance of early diagnosis to achieve optimal outcomes for affected individuals and to minimize the burden of disease on society, pervasive and consistent barriers to the early ...

The symptoms of MS vary widely in location and severity among individuals. Common symptoms include fatigue, numbness, focal weakness, visual changes such as unilateral visual loss and diplopia, ...

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, ...

The first revision of the McDonald criteria in nearly a decade could improve diagnostic speed and accuracy in multiple sclerosis (MS), reducing the period of uncertainty and permitting earlier start ...

The kFLC index and CVS are now part of the 2024 McDonald criteria, improving MS diagnosis accuracy and timing. kFLC index measures immune-related proteins with high sensitivity, while CVS identifies ...

The 2024 McDonald criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) should expedite clinical diagnoses and increase diagnostic specificity, according to an expert panel. The McDonald criteria revisions provide a ...

A study has demonstrated for the first time that diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be significantly improved by additionally measuring the thickness of retinal layers in the eye. Use of the ...