If you have symptoms of MS, your doctor may order an MRI scan of your brain and spinal cord. The MRI images will allow doctors to see MS-associated changes in your central nervous system (CNS).

Scans often identify MS lesions in the periventricular white matter of the brain, the optic nerves, or the spinal cord. A contrast MRI can help doctors identify any active lesions. These types of ...

A spinal tap (lumbar puncture) may help confirm a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Here’s what you should expect from the ...

Opens in a new tab or window High-dose vitamin D reduced disease activity in early MS and CIS compared with ... defined as occurrence of a relapse and/or MRI activity over 24 months of follow ...

National MS Education and Awareness Month is celebrated each year in the US in March, after having been launched in 2003 by ...

While diagnostic criteria for typical multiple sclerosis (MS) perform well in people ages 18 to 50, differential diagnoses in ...

Proposed McDonald criteria revisions could help diagnose MS patients who would have been missed with earlier versions, an analysis shows.

A simple treatment algorithm to aid in the selection of appropriate DMTs reduces racial disparities in patients with ...

The following is a summary of “Diagnostic Utility of Kappa Free Light Chain Index in Adults With Inaugural Optic Neuritis,” published in the March 2025 issue of Neurology Neuroimmunology & ...

Neurons collected from brain lesions in MS patients were found to accumulate new genetic mutations faster than healthy nerve ...

Thousands of NHS patients in England with multiple sclerosis (MS) are set to benefit from a life-changing ‘take at home’ tablet, as the NHS becomes the first healthcare system in Europe to roll it out ...