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summary: In MS, conventional MRI techniques are not always sufficient to differentiate between people with a mild or severe clinical course. In this study, the authors found that functional MRI of the spinal cord may be helpful, not only in differentiating between controls and people with MS, but also in detecting people with a more severe disease course. People with a higher level of disability seemed to have higher activations in the functional MRI scan, revealing underlying pathological changes that maybe associated with the accrual of disability in MS.
authors: Valsasina P, Agosta F, Absinta M, Sala S, Caputo D, Filippi M
source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 Dec 3
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Computerized
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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