Misdiagnoses of multiple sclerosis (MS) represent one of the prominent challenges in MS for patients, clinicians, and researchers. A variety of factors influence misdiagnosis, including testing ...

The new guidance for neurologists comes in updates to the McDonald criteria, the checklist doctors use to diagnose multiple sclerosis.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for MS - a set of guidelines to help healthcare professionals provide accurate, timely multiple sclerosis diagnosis — were ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New research testing the newly proposed McDonald Criteria showed that 32% more patients with a radiological-only presentation and 28% more with an atypical presentation would ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have traced the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), showing that the immune system begins attacking the brain up to seven years before diagnosis.

Patients suspecting they have multiple sclerosis (MS) are encountering significant delays in accessing specialist care, with ...

Olfactory dysfunction in MS may be linked to nasal microbial changes, not just central inflammation. MS patients showed lower ...