NEUROLOGY
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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Question
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Presence of lesions in different regions of the CNS
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Dissemination in time (DIT)
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Dissemination in space (DIS)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that affects the white and grey matter of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve.
Detailed explanation-2: -Background Barkhof criteria have been adopted to demonstrate dissemination in space in the new multiple sclerosis diagnostic criteria because of their high specificity for predicting conversion to multiple sclerosis. One of the 4 Barkhof criteria is the presence of an infratentorial lesion.
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