Misdiagnosis of MS is costing health system millions per year

Stuart SchlossmanMisc. MS Related


May 9, 2012 in Neuroscience

It is relatively common for doctors to diagnose someone with multiple sclerosis when the patient doesn’t have the disease — a misdiagnosis that not only causes patients potential harm but costs the U.S. health care system untold millions of dollars a year, according to a study published online today in the journal Neurology.

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