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Resources to Support Clinical Care

  • MS Clinical Mgmt
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      • Diagnostic Criteria
        • Earlier Diagnostic Criteria
        • Some Key References for Use of MRI in the MS Diagnosis
      • Clinically Isolated Syndrome
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Additional information

  • Dx Criteria Tipsheet
  • Earlier Diagnostic Criteria
  • Prototypical MRI Findings in MS - Images curtesy of J. Wolinsky
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  • Some Key References for use of MRI in Diagnosis

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Diagnostic Criteria

2010 McDonald MS Diagnostic Criteria (Polman et al., 2010)

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