Source BBC: Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown.
Source BBC: Scans carried out when someone is first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can predict their long-term prognosis, research has shown.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are already a key part of the diagnosis and management of MS.
But a 15-year study of people with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), who can go on to develop MS, suggests they can also predict future disability.
The MS Society said more information would help patients’ treatment choices.
The organisation, which funded the study in the journal Brain, added that knowing more about their condition would also reduce uncertainty for patients. Read on.