ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2013
Misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis: frequency, causes, effects, and prevention.
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- Diagnostic Delay in Multiple Sclerosis in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Advances in therapy · 2026Article
- Neurodegeneration and energy depletion in MS: Links between tissue integrity loss and microvascular changes in white matter disease.Neuroimage. Reports · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of disease management across healthcare settings: the Multiple Sclerosis Center is a pillar for multi-disciplinary practices that promote quality of life for people with Multiple Sclerosis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Rare variation in neurological disease genes and its role in multiple sclerosis mimicry and phenotype.Genome medicine · 2025Article
- Tumefactive demyelinating lesions: a case report and literature review.BMC neurology · 2025Review
- Multiple sclerosis patients' journey delay in diagnosis and treatment: a multicenter study.BMC neurology · 2025Observational
- Consensus-Based Guidelines for Communicating a Misdiagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis to Reduce Psychological Distress.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- The dilemma of bright spots detected on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: A retrospective evaluation of nonspecific white matter lesions.Dusunen adam : Bakirkoy Ruh ve Sinir Hastaliklari Hastanesi yayin organi · 2024Article
- The diagnostic value of the central vein sign in radiologically isolated syndrome.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2024Article
- Medically unexplained symptoms are common in women in tertiary neurological healthcare center: A survey cohort study of persons investigated for suspected multiple sclerosis.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
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- Secondary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Disorders in the Elderly: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- NMOSD-Diagnostic Dilemmas Leading towards Final Diagnosis.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- The central vein sign helps in differentiating multiple sclerosis from its mimickers: lessons from Fabry disease.European radiology · 2022Article
- Recurrent ataxia and dysarthria in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorder.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Neurological misdiagnoses of lymphoma.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Article
- Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders: clinical spectrum, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment options.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2021Article
- Biomechanical muscle stiffness measures of extensor digitorum explain potential mechanism of McArdle sign.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2021Article
- Central vein sign: A diagnostic biomarker in multiple sclerosis (CAVS-MS) study protocol for a prospective multicenter trial.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2021Article
- Detection of Multiple Sclerosis Biomarkers in Serum by Ganglioside Microarrays and Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging.ACS sensors · 2020Article
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Abstract
A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is heavily influenced by clinical judgment. Misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis is common and has important consequences for patients and the cost of healthcare. Although rigorous data about the frequency and causes of misdiagnosis are lacking, misinterpretation and misapplication of clinical and radiographic diagnostic criteria and terminology are likely important factors. Appropriate and stringent application of diagnostic criteria and continued vigilance for "red flags" suggesting alternative diagnoses are strategies critical for prevention of misdiagnosis.
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