The cornerstone for a clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is the demonstration
of dissemination in space (DIS) and time (DIT) of lesions in the central nervous system
suggestive of demyelination in the absence of a differential diagnosis that would
better explain a patient's symptoms (
Polman and Reingold, 2011
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Published online: March 04, 2013
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