Fatigue is a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), but researchers now suggest that fatigue is a diagnostic sign of this disease in some individuals. In a study of 5,305 patients with newly diagnosed MS and with 3 years of prediagnosis health-care coverage, 1,534 (28.9%) had a fatigue-related disorder in the 2 years preceding diagnosis of MS. The researchers suggest careful history-taking and physical examination in patients who present with fatigue could identify transient neurological conditions that may herald MS.
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Berger, J. R. et al. Fatigue heralding multiple sclerosis. Mult. Scler. J. doi:10.1177/1352458513477924
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Fatigue—a warning sign for multiple sclerosis?. Nat Rev Neurol 9, 184 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.53
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.53