Differential diagnoses of MS in clinical practice: incidence and methods for differential diagnosis
Our study demonstrates that cerebrospinal fluid analysis and brain MRI are essential not only for the diagnosis of MS but also for distinguishing among its various differential diagnoses. In particular, duplex ultrasound may assist in identifying vascular lesions, while the presence of fever may suggest an infectious cause.
Authors
- De‐Hyung Lee
- Karolina Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5241-2945)
- Klemens Angstwurm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-8829)
- Tim Steinberg
- Ralf A. Linker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-3106)
- L Mayer
- D. Freudenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6641-9568)
Institutions
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1695071
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00