Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurologic condition that has many similarities to other medical conditions. Unfortunately, there is no single diagnostic tool used to determine if someone has multiple sclerosis, making misdiagnoses more common than most people think. Here we cover many of the conditions that are commonly mistaken for multiple sclerosis.

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are often confused with each other because they share some similarities, but they are definitely two completely separate conditions with major differences.