Regional hippocampal involvement and cognitive impairment in pediatric multiple sclerosis

Conclusions: Hippocampal subregions have different vulnerability to damage in pediatric MS. Regional rather than global hippocampal involvement contributes to global cognitive impairment as well as to deficits of selected cognitive tests.

http://msj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/22/5/628?rss=1

Source: Multiple Sclerosis - March 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Rocca, M. A., Morelli, M. E., Amato, M. P., Moiola, L., Ghezzi, A., Veggiotti, P., Capra, R., Pagani, E., Portaccio, E., Fiorino, A., Pippolo, L., Pera, M. C., Comi, G., Falini, A., Filippi, M. Tags: Original Research Papers Source Type: research