What disease is similar to MS?

What is MS mistaken for?

A wide range of conditions can be mistaken for MS, including: migraine, cerebral small vessel disease, fibromyalgia, functional neurological disorders, and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, along with uncommon inflammatory, infectious and metabolic conditions (1, 3).

What can mimic MS on an MRI?

Some of the most common mimics include migraine and chronic cerebrovascular disease, according to Dr Schiess. Vasculitic autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome can also result in white matter abnormalities on MRI.

What disease is worse than MS?

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the central nervous system. The autoimmune disease means the body attacks its own cells and gives rise to symptoms. Symptoms of NMO are usually severe than multiple sclerosis (MS). The individual episodes in NMO are more serious compared to MS.

What other autoimmune diseases are common with MS?

Some studies showed high prevalence of thyroiditis, psoriasis, and autoimmune thyroiditis as the most common diseases accompanied by MS.

Multiple sclerosis patients with same symptoms may have distinct types of disease

Is Sjogren's similar to MS?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is very similar to the Sjögren's syndrome (SS) by its clinical presentations.

How often is MS misdiagnosed?

The misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a problem with significant consequences for patients as well as the healthcare system. There are nearly 1 million people in the United States living with the disease. And researchers now say nearly 20 percent of them are misdiagnosed.

How can you tell the difference between MS and NMO?

In NMO, spinal cord lesions tend to be centrally located, rarely extending to the surface of the cord, whereas in MS such lesions are usually located peripherally. Chronic cord lesions in NMO often change over time, becoming patchier in appearance, making these distinguishing criteria less applicable to older lesions.

Is lupus worse than MS?

Yet there are differences as well. In general, lupus does more generalized damage to your body than MS, which primarily damages the nervous system.

How do you rule out MS?

Do brain lesions always mean MS?

Although MRI is a very useful diagnostic tool, a normal MRI of the brain does not rule out the possibility of MS. About 5 percent of people who are confirmed to have MS do not initially have brain lesions evidenced by MRI.

Can fibromyalgia mimic MS?

Fatigue, or feeling tired all the time, is a common symptom of MS and fibromyalgia. Other similarities include: Age.

Does white matter on the brain mean MS?

White Matter Consists Mainly of Nerve Fibers

In MS, the immune system attacks the myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. The attack causes inflammation that eventually leads to sclerosis, which is the medical term for scarring. (That's how MS got its name.)

Can Guillain Barre Syndrome be mistaken for MS?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) are diseases of the nervous system. They're not the same, but they do have a lot of similarities. Both MS and GBS are autoimmune diseases. This means they cause your body's immune system to attack its own tissues.

What is Schilder's disease?

Schilder's disease is thought to be a variant of MS. As the disease progresses, larger and larger patches of demyelination occur, interfering with motor movement, speech, personality, hearing and vision, ultimately affecting the vital functions of respiration, heart rate, blood pressure.

Can MS mimic lupus?

While it's unlikely to have both MS and lupus, it's common for someone with MS to be incorrectly diagnosed with lupus because these diseases share common symptoms. Aside from lupus, MS actually has several other “mimic” conditions, including Lyme disease.

What are the 11 symptoms of lupus?

What is Lupoid sclerosis?

Systemic lupus erythematosus (also called SLE or lupus) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, nervous system and other organs of the body.

Can MS be missed on MRI?

MRI is considered the best test to help diagnose MS. However, 5% of people with MS do not have abnormalities detected on MRI; thus, a "negative" scan does not completely rule out MS. In addition, some common changes of aging may look like MS on a MRI.

Is NMO serious?

Neuromyelitis optica is a rare but serious disease that affects the central nervous system. There is no cure but there medicines and treatments may inhibit future disease flares.

Can NMO be cured?

Neuromyelitis optica can't be cured, though long-term remission is sometimes possible with the right management. NMO treatment involves therapies to reverse recent symptoms and prevent future attacks.

What is the prognosis for NMO?

The life expectancy of a person with NMO varies widely. Past studies have suggested that the natural 5-year mortality rate for NMO is about 22–30%, according to a 2021 research review. More recent research suggests that with treatment the rate declines to 3–7%.

Can brain lesions be something other than MS?

Radiologically Isolated Syndrome

People with radiologically isolated syndrome don't have symptoms of MS, but they are found to have lesions on their brain, as identified by MRI, similar to those found in people with MS.

Does MS show up in blood work?

While there is no definitive blood test for MS, blood tests can rule out other conditions that cause symptoms similar to those of MS, including lupus erythematosis, Sjogren's, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, some infections, and rare hereditary diseases.

What were your first signs of MS?