Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging in very early onset pediatric multiple sclerosis

Conclusions:
In very young pediatric MS patients, DT MRI abnormalities affect brain WM tracts differentially, and are only partially correlated with focal WM lesions. Impaired maturation of WM tracts with age may be an additional factor contributing to these findings.

Source: Multiple Sclerosis - March 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Rocca, M., Sonkin, M., Copetti, M., Pagani, E., Arnold, D., Narayanan, S., Sled, J., Banwell, B., Filippi, M. Tags: Original Research Papers Source Type: research