Erika is on to something when she says that a neuro might want to pick and choose his patients so that they fit his research parameters. This is true of some of the top specialists in another disease I have, porphyria. They need a homogenous body of patients for their research, but not everyone fits that homogenous body.
I am disgusted with the neuros I had for MS. perhaps 50% said I had MS. Other said I did not have MS. What did that tell you, anything? To me it says that some patients are not easily diagnosed. And some won't bother with those who are not.
I will say I consider Dr. Swank an exception (he's gone on to his reward, however, so can't go to him, Shadiyah). The neuros who thought I DID have MS were the ones who were excited about their work and excited in the diagnostic chase, and interested in people who presented a little differently, or who had a complex situation involving more than one disease. God bless them!