| MS, MRI, and the 2010 McDonald criteria: a Canadian expert commentary. | |
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PMID: 23212280 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Since the first development of diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS), there have been regular revisions of disease definitions and diagnostic thresholds aimed at improving specificity while maintaining sensitivity. The central requirements for diagnosis of MS are dissemination in space (DIS) and dissemination in time (DIT) of lesions in the CNS, with the proviso that there should be no alternate diagnosis that better explains the clinical presentation. The most definitive diagnosis is the purely clinical one, with 2 separate attacks of symptoms (fulfilling DIT criteria) involving at least 2 different areas of the CNS (fulfilling DIS criteria). In patients who have had a first but not a second clinical attack, the McDonald criteria provide guidance on how paraclinical evidence can be used to support a diagnosis of MS. Recently, the McDonald criteria were revised and new definitions for DIS and DIT proposed. In response to that revision, a panel of Canadian MS neurologists and one neuroradiologist created this commentary regarding the clinical implications and applications of the 2010 McDonald criteria. |
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Daniel Selchen; Virender Bhan; Gregg Blevins; Virginia Devonshire; Pierre Duquette; Francois Grand'Maison; Marcelo Kremenchutzky; Yves Lapierre; David Li; Sarah Jane von Riedemann; Mark Freedman |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Neurology Volume: 79 ISSN: 1526-632X ISO Abbreviation: Neurology Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-12-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401060 Medline TA: Neurology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S1-15 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Division of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. selchend@smh.ca |
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