Performance of McDonald 2017 multiple sclerosis diagnostic criteria and evaluation of genetic ancestry in patients with a first demyelinating event in Argentina.

Mariano MarrodanMaria Agustina PiedrabuenaMaria Ines GaitanMarcela P FiolMaria Celica YsrraelitEdgar Carnero ContenttiPablo Adrian LopezVeronica PeuchotJorge Correale

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2023)

2017 McDonald criteria showed higher sensitivity and lower specificity compared with 2010 criteria, shortening both time-to-diagnosis and time-to-treatment implementation.

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multiple sclerosis
primary care
healthcare
quality improvement
white matter
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