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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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