Who discovered multiple sclerosis?

Charcot: The French neurologist Charcot is credited with identifying MS as a distinct entity for the first time.

See below: Although the French neurologist, Charcot, discovered the pathological damage of MS, the disease is described within ancient Greek and Roman articles, and was known but not understood in medieval Europe. Charcot's contribution was the finding of axonal transection, the root cause of disability.