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Primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a comparative study of the diagnostic criteriaDepartment of Neurology, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France, jerome.de.seze{at}chru-strasbourg.fr
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Universitaire, Nancy, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Salengro, Lille, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Universitaire, Nancy, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Salengro, Lille, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Salengro, Lille, France We assessed the different sets of diagnostic criteria for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), in order to determine their sensitivity when applied to a cohort of 261 PPMS patients. According to the Thompson criteria, 168 patients (64.4%) had definite PPMS, 84 patients (32.2%) had probable PPMS, and nine patients (3.4%) had possible PPMS; according to the McDonald criteria, 180 patients (69%) had PPMS; according to the revised McDonald criteria, 194 patients (74.3%) had PPMS. Our findings indicate that the revised McDonald criteria are more sensitive than the original McDonald criteria, but less sensitive than the Thompson criteria. Multiple Sclerosis 2007; 13: 622-625. http://msj.sagepub.com
Key Words: multiple sclerosis criteria MRI pensidiagnosis
This version was published on June
1, 2007 Multiple Sclerosis, Vol. 13, No. 5,
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