MS Mimics

The road to diagnosis for Multiple Sclerosis can be long.Doctors usually want to rule out other illnesses and disorders before making an official diagnosis for MS.Complicating things is the fact that there are many illnesses or medical issues which can mimic the symptoms of MS.Let's see how well you know the difference between these conditions and MS.Remember that this quiz does not take the place of medical advice from your doctor.This quiz is for educational purposes only.

Which of these are similarities between Type I Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis?

Both are autoimmune conditions where there is a period of silent disease before the appearance of symptoms and diagnosis of the disease.
The common age to be diagnosed with MS and diabetes is between 20 and 40 years of age.
Immunologically, type I diabetes and multiple sclerosis are almost the same-in a test tube you can barely tell the two diseases apart.
All are true.

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(0 out of 1) Incorrect! Actually all are true. According to a 2001 Women's Health news article entitled, "Similarities Found Between Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes," there is a very close relationship between the two diseases.In fact the MS Society of the UK has suggested that people who have type one diabetes may have a higher risk of developing MS than the rest of the population which do not have this type of diabetes. Continue Quiz >

(1 out of 1) Correct! Right! According to a 2001 Women's Health news article entitled, "Similarities Found Between Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes," there is a very close relationship between the two diseases.In fact the MS Society of the UK has suggested that people who have type one diabetes may have a higher risk of developing MS than the rest of the population which do not have this type of diabetes. Continue Quiz >