Head and Brain Size in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-26-2-6

Head and Brain Size in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 26 (2012): Issue 2

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Feb 2012

Abstract

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; and Department of Neurology, Rennes, France conducted MRI measurements of whole brain and regional white matter, gray matter, and deep gray matter structure volumes in 38 patients (mean age 15.2+/-2.4 years) with pediatric-onset relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Articles in this issue

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-26-2-6 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 12 - 13

Published on: Feb 1, 2012

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Multiple Sclerosis,

Normal Brain Development,

Pediatric MS

© 2012 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 26 (2012): Issue 2