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Your doctor will look for signs of neurological problems, including vision changes, difficulty in walking or in coordinating body movements, muscle weakness, trembling hands, or loss of sensation.
To confirm the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, your doctor probably will order a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of your brain and/or spinal cord to check for areas of inflammation and myelin sheath destruction. Other possible diagnostic tests include a detailed eye examination by an...
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Multiple Sclerosis: Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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