Which factors predominantly determine probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)?

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No laboratory test will definitively establish a diagnosis of MS,although most patients have elevated IgG levels in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF),with the presence of oligoclonal bands (bands of IgG produced by electrophoresis of the CSF).An magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)study usually shows characteristic white matter lesions scattered through the spinal cord and/or brain,which confirms the diagnosis of MS.However,the clinical signs and symptoms presented by a patient usually are sufficient characteristics of the disorder to allow the neurologist to make a diagnosis that the patient possibly or probably has MS.

Which Factors Predominantly Determine Probable Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)