White matter atrophy in brain of neuromyelitis optica: a voxel-based morphometry study.

CONCLUSION: We found white matter atrophy in several brain regions in the frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes in NMO, suggesting that subtle white matter damage relevant to the motor, vision, and cognition systems exists in NMO patients. The pattern of white matter atrophy in NMO is different from that in multiple sclerosis (MS). PMID: 23966367 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Radiologica - August 21, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Duan Y, Liu Y, Liang P, Jia X, Ye J, Dong H, Li K Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research