Differential diagnosis of suspected multiple sclerosis: a consensus approach.

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Published in Mult Scler on September 19, 2008

Authors

D H Miller1, B G Weinshenker, M Filippi, B L Banwell, J A Cohen, M S Freedman, S L Galetta, M Hutchinson, R T Johnson, L Kappos, J Kira, F D Lublin, H F McFarland, X Montalban, H Panitch, J R Richert, S C Reingold, C H Polman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Inflammation, Institute of Neurology, NMR Research Unit, University College London, UK.

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