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  Gray matter atrophy is related to long-term disability in multiple sclerosis.

summary: The authors compared brain MRI measurements in people with different types of MS after 20 years of follow-up. They found that abnormalities of gray matter were better predictors of disability than white matter abnormalities.

authors: Fisniku LK, Chard DT, Jackson JS, Anderson VM, Altmann DR, Miszkiel KA, Thompson AJ, Miller DH.

source: Ann Neurol. 2008 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print]

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