title: Diagnosing multiple sclerosis and its imitators.
abstract: The diagnosis of MS requires central nervous system symptoms that are disseminated in time and space, and that have no better explanation. Dissemination in time and space may be demonstrated clinically or by MRI imaging. The differential diagnosis is broad, and requires the exclusion of several diseases that are described in the text. Following the new guidelines for the diagnosis of MS allows an early and accurate diagnosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Box 356465, 1959 NE Pacific, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6465, USA. jbowen@uwashington.edu
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media