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Primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a comparative study of the diagnostic criteria

Jerome de Seze1*, M Debouverie2, N Waucquier3, G Steinmetz1, S Pittion2, H Zephir3, M Fleury1, F Blanc1, P Vermersch3

1 Department of Neurology, Hôpital Civil, Strasbourg, France
2 Department of Neurology, Hôpital Universitaire, Nancy, France
3 Department of Neurology, Hôpital Salengro, Lille, France

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.


  Abstract

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.

Key Words: multiple sclerosis, criteria, MRI, pensidiagnosis

First published on February 16, 2007, doi:10.1177/1352458506071767

Multiple Sclerosis 2007;13:622.

A more recent version of this article appeared on June 1, 2007

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