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Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2010 Oct;16(5 Multiple Sclerosis):19-36. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000389932.38919.c7.
No single test to diagnose multiple sclerosis is available, and its cause is unknown. The diagnosis relies on recognition of the clinical patterns of the disease as well as exclusion of other possible mimics. Waxing and waning neurologic deficits that localize to the CNS are the hallmark of the disease in most patients. The diagnosis can be supported by laboratory studies, including MRI of the brain and spinal cord, analysis of CSF, and evoked-potential studies of the visual and somatosensory pathways.
目前尚无单一的测试可用于诊断多发性硬化症，其病因也尚不清楚。诊断依赖于对该疾病临床模式的识别以及排除其他可能的类似疾病。在大多数患者中，累及中枢神经系统且症状时轻时重的神经功能缺损是该疾病的标志。实验室检查，包括脑部和脊髓的磁共振成像（MRI）、脑脊液分析以及视觉和躯体感觉通路的诱发电位研究，可为诊断提供支持。
