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

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 ...

Scientists have found blood protein signals that may flag multiple sclerosis up to seven years before symptoms begin. Spotting early warning signs means more opportunities to treat or prevent multiple ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Share on Pinterest According to new research, newly identified blood biomarkers could help diagnose MS earlier. MaaHoo/Stocksy Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disorder that affects almost ...

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

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.

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