summary: The authors compared MRI characteristics in adults and children with MS. They found that the pons, part of the brainstem, was more often involved in children, especially boys, and conclude that this might be due to the pattern of myelination as the brain matures.

authors: Ghassemi R, Antel SB, Narayanan S, Francis SJ, Bar-Or A, Sadovnick AD, Banwell B, Arnold DL; Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Disease Study Group.

source: Ann Neurol. 2008 Feb 27 [Epub ahead of print]

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