Multiple sclerosis patients’ journey delay in diagnosis and treatment: a multicenter study
Many factors prolong the duration of MS diagnosis, including the age at disease onset, the delay in being referred from other medical specialties, and the presence of sensory symptoms at disease onset. Furthermore, MS delayed diagnosis and treatment leads to high disease disability with poor functional outcomes.
Authors
- Basem Hamdy Fouda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-5918)
- Abdallah-Almamun Sarhan
- Asmaa M. Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5047-2442)
- Azza Hashim Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6090-1439)
- Noha A. Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1753-5779)
- Salma Ragab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3683-4448)
- Ahmed Embaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9078-0463)
Institutions
- Kafrelsheikh University (EG)
- Zagazig University (EG)
- Tanta University (EG)
- Central Laboratory For Agricultural Expert Systems (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Neurology
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04172-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47