Citation: Saeedi, J.A.; AlYafeai, R.H.;
AlAbdulSalam, A.M.; Al-Dihan, A.Y.;
AlDwaihi, A.A.; Al Harbi, A.A.;
Aljadhai, Y.I.; Al-Jedai, A.H.;
AlKhawajah, N.M.; Al-Luqmani,
M.M.; et al. Saudi Consensus
Recommendations on the
Management of Multiple Sclerosis:
Diagnosis and Radiology/Imaging.
Clin. Transl. Neurosci. 2023, 7, 5.
https://doi.org/10.3390/
ctn7010005
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Revised: 23 December 2022
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Review
Saudi Consensus Recommendations on the Management of
Multiple Sclerosis: Diagnosis and Radiology/Imaging
Jameelah A. Saeedi
1
, Rumaiza H. AlYafeai
2
, Abdulaziz M. AlAbdulSalam
3
, Abdulaziz Y. Al-Dihan
4
,
Azeeza A. AlDwaihi
5
, Awad A. Al Harbi
1
, Yaser I. Aljadhai
6
, Ahmed H. Al-Jedai
7
, Nuha M. AlKhawajah
8,9
,
Majed M. Al-Luqmani
10,11
, Abdulrahman O. AlMalki
12
, Hajer Y. Al-Mudaiheem
7
, Hind A. AlNajashi
13
,
Rayan A. AlShareef
14
, Amani A. AlShehri
15
, Faisal Y. AlThekair
16,17
, Nabila S. Ben Slimane
18
,
Edward J. Cupler
19
, Mamdouh H. Kalakatawi
20
, Hanaa M. Kedah
21
, Yaser M. Al Malik
16,17
,
Ibtisam A. Althubaiti
22
, Reem F. Bunyan
23
, Eslam Shosha
24
and Mohammed A. Al Jumah
25,
*
1
Department of Neurology, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Khalid International
Airport Road, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychology, My Clinic International Medical Co., Prince Sultan
Road Al Mohammadiyyah, Jeddah 23617, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Makkah Al Mukarramah Rd., As Sulimaniyah,
Riyadh 12233, Saudi Arabia
4
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Security Forces Hospital Program,
Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia
5
Department of Medicine, King Fahad University Hospital, Al Khobar 34445, Saudi Arabia
6
Department of Neuroimaging and Intervention, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
7
Deputyship of Therapeutic Affairs, Ministry of Health, An Nakheel, Riyadh 12382, Saudi Arabia
8
Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
9
Division of Neurology, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
10
College of Medicine, Taibah University, Janadah Bin Umayyah Road, Tayba, Medina 42353, Saudi Arabia
11
Division of Neurology, King Fahad Hospital, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
12
Neurology Section, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Mahjar, Jeddah 22421, Saudi Arabia
13
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
14
Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
15
Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh 12746, Saudi Arabia
16
College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Prince Mutib Ibn Abdullah Ibn
Abdulaziz Rd., Ar Rimayah, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia
17
Division of Neurology, King Abdulaziz Medical City (National Guard Health Affairs), Prince Mutib Ibn
Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Rd., Ar Rimayah, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
18
Drug Information Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research
Centre, Jeddah 23431, Saudi Arabia
19
Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Jeddah 23431, Saudi Arabia
20
Department of Neurology, Al Noor Specialist Hospital, An Naseem, Makkah 24241, Saudi Arabia
21
Department of Neurology, Hera General Hospital Industrial City, Al Buhayrat, Makkah 9364, Saudi Arabia
22
Department of Neurology, King Fahad Military Medical Complex Dhahran, Abqaiq Road,
Dhahran 31932, Saudi Arabia
23
Department of Neurology, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Ammar Bin Thabit Street,
Dammam 32253, Saudi Arabia
24
Division of Neurology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada
25
Department of Neurology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia
* Correspondence: jumahm@gmail.com
Abstract: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory neurological illness common in young adults.
The prevalence and incidence of MS are regionally and globally increasing. Recent data from Saudi
Arabia (SA) estimate the prevalence to be 40.40 cases per 100,000 population, and 61.95 cases per
100,000 population for Saudi nationals. With the increasing availability of treatment options, new
challenges for treatment selection and approaches have emerged. There is a clear need for national
guidelines to standardize practice, guide the personalization of decisions, and contain increasing
costs. A multidisciplinary expert panel was formed to develop evidence-based Saudi consensus
recommendations on the diagnosis and clinical care of MS, to aid healthcare practitioners in advising
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