1 in 5 misdiagnosed with MS, study shows
Migraine would have been the most common correct diagnosis, say researchers
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Almost one in five patients with an established multiple sclerosis diagnosis did not actually have the condition on closer examination by a specialist clinic, a study shows.
On average, the patients were treated for MS for four years, usually with drugs, for a diagnosis that in many cases should have been migraine, the US researchers found.