Hi Fatima

one of friend is suffering from multiple sclerosis.

Earlier, symptoms which occur to him were blurred, restricted vision, headache and nausia. After consulting the doctor we went for diagnosis using CT scan and MRI.

In his case it was MRI which confirmed the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

currently, he is on medication and recovering fine.

But, person to person, results of different diagnostic techniques may vary.

regards

Tanuj

Dear Fatima,

Please read these guidelines on multiple sclerosis from the NICE collaboration: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg186

Also check these paper on diagnosis criteria and prognosis: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.22366/full

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474442205700715

Hi Fathima,

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of central nervous system,there are no specific test to diagnose it at early stage .usually affects younger age group 18 to 50 years and women more effected than men.presentation are sudden onset unilateral vision loss with painful eyeball movement,or double vision.,or weakness of one half of body or weakness of all  4 limbs or weakness of both lower limbs anything can occur ,but all are sudden onset. As the disease cause demyelination at optic nerve,brain,brainstem and spinal cord..Diagnosis is based on Mc Donald 2010 criteria with latest added Magnims 2016 for demonstration dissemination in space..Mri brain,spine,orbit with contrast is investigation of choice.Csf oligoclonal bands,VEP test also clue towards chances of MS.Vitamin D will be deficient in MS patients 

Thank you all for your helpful answers

It occurs primarily in young adults, and has protean clinical manifestations, depending upon the location and size of the plaque; typical symptoms include visual loss, diplopia, nystagmus, dysarthria, weakness, paresthesias, bladder abnormalities, and mood alterations; characteristically, the plaques are “separated in time and space” and clinically the symptoms show exacerbations and remissions.