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The Evolving Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis
Join Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD; Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD; and Rana K. Zabad, MD, FAAN, for perspectives on how the diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis have evolved over time.
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Panelists
- Ahmed Obeidat, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis; Director, Neuroimmunology and MS Fellowship Program, The Medical College of Wisconsin - Hesham Abboud, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Director, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Program, Staff Neurologist, Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center - Rana K. Zabad, MD, FAAN
Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, Chief, Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology Section, Program Director, Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Key Learning Objectives
- Virtual patient visits during COVID-19 when diagnosing MS
- Review of the revised 2017 McDonald criteria
- Determining MS mimickers
- The future of diagnosing MS
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