summary: The authors, using a new imaging technique, studied grey matter involvement in children with MS. They found that, in contrast to the adult form, the only affected area of grey matter was the thalamus, a deep region of the brain. They thought that this damage could be a consequence of lesions occurring in the connecting white matter.

authors: Mesaros S, Rocca MA, Absinta M, Ghezzi A, Milani N, Moiola L, Veggiotti P, Comi G, Filippi M.

source: Neurology. 2008 Mar 25;70(13 Pt 2):1107-12

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