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  2. Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Unusual types of MS have been described; these include Devic's disease, Balo concentric sclerosis, Schilder's diffuse sclerosis, and Marburg multiple sclerosis. There is debate on whether they are MS variants or different diseases. [31] Multiple sclerosis behaves differently in children, taking more time to reach the progressive stage. [5]

  3. Radiologically isolated syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Currently, routine clinical follow-up and MRI neuroimaging surveillance is the standard by which patients are observed. [4] While treatment of MS disease modifying therapies have been given to some individuals with RIS, the majority opt for active surveillance and the appearance of clinical symptoms before commencing treatment, [5] as treatment is considered controversial.

  4. Multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. [3] As a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to transmit signals, resulting in a range of signs and symptoms, including physical, mental, and sometimes psychiatric problems.

  5. Signs of multiple sclerosis can be detected in blood 5 years ...

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    A new study found that in about 10% cases of multiple sclerosis, the body begins producing a distinctive set of antibodies against its own proteins years before symptoms emerge. “Multiple ...

  6. Signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Up to 50% of patients with MS will develop an episode of optic neuritis and 20% of the time optic neuritis is the presenting sign of MS. The presence of demyelinating white matter lesions on brain MRIs at the time of presentation for optic neuritis is the strongest predictor in developing clinical diagnosis of MS. Almost half of patients with ...

  7. Pathology of multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) can be pathologically defined as the presence of distributed glial scars in the central nervous system that must show dissemination in time (DIT) and in space (DIS) to be considered MS lesions. [1] [2] The scars that give the name to the condition are produced by the astrocyte cells attempting to heal old lesions. [3]

  8. Montel Williams opens up about his first symptoms of ... - AOL

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    There are over 2 million with MS around the world, but when Williams received his official diagnosis back in 1999, not much was known about the disease. Montel Williams opens up about his first ...

  9. Tumefactive multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    Tumefactive multiple sclerosis is a condition in which the central nervous system of a person has multiple demyelinating lesions with atypical characteristics for those of standard multiple sclerosis (MS). It is called tumefactive as the lesions are "tumor-like" and they mimic tumors clinically, radiologically and sometimes pathologically.