USE OF ULTRASOUND IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

摘要

A method of detecting, diagnosing and treating Multiple Sclerosis in a patient using ultrasound, and in particular transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. The method of diagnosis or detection involves identifying abnormal ultrasound arterial signals, and may also involve establishing one or more characteristic clinical symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis to enable a diagnosis to be made. The method of treatment may involve ultrasound insonation of the cerebral artery.