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Why MS can be difficult to diagnose

Christina Applegate’s account of being misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis has renewed questions about how often people receive the diagnosis incorrectly. A Johns Hopkins doctor explains why overlapping symptoms can make multiple sclerosis difficult to identify.
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