The MRI of the brain will show "plaque," which shows up as silver dots or smears, usually symmetrically throughout the scan (like a mirror image on either side). There is recurring/remitting MS (comes and goes, you can show no symptoms, then Bam! have some), or progressive MS, which starts out slow, then gets worse. 
I just saw some extensive brain scans of a 50 year-old woman who's living with MS (progressive). She was really nice and showed me all her scans and went into detail about all the doctors told her about the disease. The CAT scans left no doubt it was MS. She is relieved she has a Dx, but obviously wishes it was something else. 
At the mo, her symptoms imitate my fibromyalgia, (they're also both "invisible" diseases to the layman), and her widespread pain, joint pain, and fatigue was very similar to mine. Also the forgetfulness, big time.
She was new to MS, having been diagnosed only 4 mos. earlier. It was a lot for her to deal with, considering her hubby bolted a month before her Dx. Sigh.
I'm trying to be a friend, and told her the spoon theory, and mentioned a tidbit I picked up about fibro that she liked: "It's not that I'm a crabby person, it's that my body is not a pleasant place to live in right now." She got a good chuckle out of that. 
MRI and CAT scan of the brain. Get those and see if they show plaque. Good luck to you, and {{{HUGS}}}!!!!!!!
~nelly~
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