Misdiagnosis of MS is costing health system millions per year

May 10, 2012 /
Misc. 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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