Availability of resources to apply the 2024 McDonald criteria: A global perspective
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The 3rd ECTRIMS Winter School highlighted regional and global disparities in resources needed to implement the 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis. OBJECTIVES: To assess the availability of paraclinical tools and regional differences in access reported by neurologists in an online survey. RESULTS: The survey was completed by 328 neurologists from 44 countries. Core diagnostic tools, including magnetic resonance imaging and oligoclonal band testing, were widely available. Access to advanced imaging, optic nerve assessment, and laboratory biomarkers varied across regions. CONCLUSIONS: Variability in access to key paraclinical tests may impact on the implementation of the 2024 McDonald criteria globally.
Source: Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Authors: Natalia Gómez-Salazar, Paola A. Ortíz-Salas, Rebecca Wicklein, Charmaine Yam, Mateo Avilés-Gómez, Magdalena Casas, Marija Cauchi, Sofía D’Alessandro, Michela Galimberti, Panagiotis Gklinos, Fernando Maldonado-Higuera, Suhamny Navas-Peñaranda, Tatchaporn Ongphichetmetha, Alejandro A. Pelaez-Suarez, Wilson A. Polo-Orcasitas, André L. Guimarães de Queiroz, Audrey Reynolds, Neda Sattarnezhad, Raquel Tena-Cucala, Oana Vladacenco, Mario M. Barbosa-Rengifo, Wallace Brownlee, Mar Tintoré
Institutions: Institute of Cardiology, Universidad del Rosario, TUM Klinikum, Technical University of Munich, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, Hospital Ramos Mejía, Mater Dei Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Eginition Hospital, Universidad San Sebastián, Mahidol University, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, University College Dublin, Tallaght University Hospital, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, Hospital Universitari de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta, Institut Català de la Salut, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya
Language: English
Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,400
OpenAlex ID: W7223287274