Patients with subclinical demyelinating lesions fulfilling MRI Barkhof-Tintoré criteria with a normal neurological examination are likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the February issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.

"Patients who fulfill the Barkhof and Tintoré MRI criteria, combined with CSF study, can be considered high risk for MS and have early treatment," Dr. Christine Lebrun-Frenay from CHU de Nice, France told Reuters Health.

Dr. Lebrun-Frenay and colleagues note that the concept of preclinical MS is now recognized. Silent brain T2 lesions are often seen on incidental MRI, they point out, but patients fulfilling Barkhof-Tintoré criteria are relatively uncommon................

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