title: Negotiating the radiologically isolated syndrome.
abstract: Multiple sclerosis, always challenging, hands down a particular gauntlet with the concept of the radiologically isolated syndrome. This article discusses what it is, recent developments in the field and how these patients should be managed.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Fellow, University College London Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, London WC1N 3BG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chataway
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013577:Syndrome