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Oct 20 · Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS

Entertainment Tonight: Christina Applegate 'Back at Square One' After MS Misdiagnosis

Grade A (100/100). Her words plus an MS specialist

Lehrer score 100/100 (no deductions). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

Her podcast audio and a guest MS specialist explaining mimics and new MRI markers.

Agrees: She still has symptoms and no diagnosis

Splits: Adds new MRI markers that separate MS from mimics

  • Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (specialist identified)

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Same story: ABC News, New York Post

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