summary: In people with MS, some degree of loss of brain volume can sometimes be seen and it has been suggested that the loss of brain volume could be related to disability. In this study the authors aimed to investigate the presence of volume loss specifically in the cerebellum, a part of the brain especially involved in coordination skills, and its relationship to specific symptoms denoting impaired coordination. They found that loss of cerebellum tissue was clinically relevant, especially when this loss of volume was affecting the grey matter.

authors: Anderson V, Fisniku L, Altmann D, Thompson A, Miller D

source: Mult Scler. 2009 May 22 [Epub ahead of print]

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