The frequency and characteristics of MS misdiagnosis in patients referred to the multiple sclerosis centre of Catalonia.

Luciana MidagliaJaume Sastre-GarrigaAgustín PappollaLaura QuibusRene Carvajal Ángela Vidal-Jordana Georgina ArrambideJordi RíoManuel ComabellaCarlos NosJoaquin CastillóIngrid GalanBreogan Rodriguez AcevedoCristina AugerMar TintoreXavier MontalbanÀlex Rovira

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2021)

A low frequency of MS misdiagnosis was found in our clinical setting. Multifocal non-specific white matter lesions in referral MRI examinations and the presence of comorbidities, including a personal history of autoimmunity, seem to be contributing factors to misdiagnosis.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
white matter
mass spectrometry
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
computed tomography