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Discrepancies in the interpretation of clinical symptoms and signs in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. A proposal for standardization

Bernard MJ Uitdehaag

Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, bmj.uitdehaag{at}vumc.nl

Ludwig Kappos

Department of Neurology, Kantonsspital Basel Universitätskliniken, Basel, Switzerland

Lars Bauer

Schering AG, Berlin, Germany

Mark S Freedman

Multiple Sclerosis Research Clinic, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada

David Miller

NMR Research Unit, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, London, UK

Rupert Sandbrink

Schering AG, Berlin, Germany

Chris H Polman

Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The new McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) incorporate detailed criteria for the interpretation and classification of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, but, in contrast, provide no instructions for the interpretation of clinical findings. Because MS according to the McDonald criteria is one of the primary endpoints in a large trial enrolling patients after the first manifestation suggestive for a demyelinating disease (BENEFIT study), it was decided to organize a centralized eligibility assessment for this trial. During this eligibility assessment it was observed that there were marked inconsistencies in the decisions of participating neurologists with respect to the classification of clinical symptoms as being caused by one or more lesions provoking discussions in about one in every five patients. This paper describes these inconsistencies and their sources, and recommends a systematic approach that attempts to reduce the variability in interpreting clinical findings.

Key Words: diagnosis • symptoms and signs

Multiple Sclerosis, Vol. 11, No. 2, 227-231 (2005)
DOI: 10.1191/1352458505ms1149oa
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