What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
9. Diagnosis
Your doctor will want to know about your medical history, and perform a brief physical exam. There is no way to diagnose multiple sclerosis directly. Instead, the experts will need to eliminate other possibilities until multiple sclerosis is the only reasonable remaining possibility.
This will involve taking blood samples, and samples of the spinal fluid can also help to look for signs of medical conditions that might be causing the symptoms. Spinal fluid can be examined for signs of antibodies that are associated with multiple sclerosis. Imaging techniques may also be used, along with tests that help to measure the electrical patterns in the patient’s body.
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