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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a diagnosis of exclusion. This means that you "exclude" all other diseases or conditions that might possibly cause the symptoms being experienced. If all of the other symptoms have been excluded, the only remaining choice is MS.

The primary means of diagnosing MS is through symptoms. A person needs to experience two distinct symptoms disseminated by space and time. Dissemination of space implies that different physical systems are involved, and dissemination of time means a span of time between the two isolated events.

MRIs and lumbar punctures (spinal taps) are used as supporting evidence. They alone do not imply that someone has MS. They are included in the body of evidence which either supports or rejects a diagnosis of MS.

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