The Committee of the European Concerted Action for Multiple Sclerosis (Charcot
Foundation) organised five workshops to discuss CSF analytical standards in the diagnosis …

The purpose of studying the epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is twofold. First, it is
important to understand clearly the natural history of the illness in order to assist patients in …

New criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) were published as the result of an
internationally formed committee. To increase the specificity of diagnosis and to minimize …

Forty-eight children with disseminated demyelination of the CNS, 28 with acute
disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), seven with multiphasic disseminated …

Atypical imaging features of multiple sclerosis lesions include size> 2 cm, mass effect,
oedema and/or ring enhancement. This constellation is often referred to as 'tumefactive …

B cells and antibodies account for the most prominent immunodiagnostic feature in patients
with multiple sclerosis (MS), namely oligoclonal bands. Furthermore, evidence is …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Various authors have developed criteria to classify MR
imaging findings that suggest the possibility of multiple sclerosis. The purpose of this study …

A definitive diagnosis of multiple sclerosis cannot be made at presentation on patients with a
clinically isolated syndrome of the optic nerve, spinal cord or brainstem suggestive of …

A 5-year follow-up study was performed on 89 patients who had undergone brain magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) at presentation with an acute clinically isolated syndrome of the …

Intrathecal IgM synthesis (ITMS) predicts a worse evolution in the first stages of multiple
sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was the follow‐up of a group of relapsing‐remitting MS …