Download Brochure. Our MS Navigators help identify solutions and provide access to the resources you are looking for. Call or contact us online. Contact Us. If you or someone close to you has recently been diagnosed, access our MS information and resources. Start Here. Lyme disease — An infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi organism, which is transmitted to humans by a deer tick.
Syphilis — A sexually-transmitted infection caused by the acterium Treponema pallidum, which can cause neurologic symptoms many years after the initial infection.
Vasculitis — An autoimmune disorder that attacks the blood vessels that supply the brain and spinal cord, producing neurologic symptoms. However, this work and other studies have shown that, looking collectively at people with MS, it is possible to identify clues that may point to a diagnosis of MS. More work is needed in order to more clearly identify the pro-drome. However, once it is better defined, raising awareness of this among a range of specialist doctors — not just neurologists, but also urologists, ophthalmologists and psychiatrists — could help to trigger the necessary tests and investigations that can identify whether or not someone has MS at an earlier stage.
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The criteria now referred to as The Revised McDonald Criteria were further revised in and again in to make the process easier and more efficient. The physician takes a careful history to identify any past or present symptoms that might be caused by MS and to gather information about birthplace, family history and places traveled that might provide further clues.
The physician also performs a variety of tests to evaluate mental, emotional and language functions, movement and coordination, balance, vision and the other four senses. Other tests are used to confirm the diagnosis or provide additional evidence, if necessary. MRI is the best imaging technology for detecting the presence of MS plaques or scarring also called lesions in different parts of the CNS.
It can also differentiate old lesions from those that are new or active. And even people without any disease — particularly the elderly — can have spots on the brain that are similar to those seen in MS.
About 5 percent of people who are confirmed to have MS do not initially have brain lesions evidenced by MRI.
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