Spinal atrophy observed on MRI correlates with progression to secondary progressive MS when other signs may not be evident, ... "We found that cervical cord atrophy at the C1 level, ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Spinal cord atrophy appeared to predict silent progression in relapse-onset MS, according to results of a single-center observational study presented at ACTRIMS Forum ...

Disability progression and spinal cord atrophy was present for 12 of 36 patients at the 5-year follow-up. Baseline microstructural damage (r=0.420; P<.001) and baseline T2* lesion volume (r=0.340 ...

Use of T1-weighted brain MRI limits the evaluation to upper portions of the cervical spinal cord. Different clinical scales were used at study sites. Disclosures ...

Ancient bacteria that have evolved to become integral to our cells—converting nutrients from food into energy—may also ...

Adult-onset spinal muscular atrophy occurs over the age of 18, and commonly in a person's 30s or 40s. Learn more here.

In addition, it is accurate for the diagnosis of certain conditions such as injury to ligaments and discs, and spinal cord compression. Multiple studies reported that MRI helped direct important ...

A 1% faster cervical cord atrophy rate was associated with 69% (P<0.0001) shorter time to silent clinical progression and a 53% (P<0.0001) shorter time to secondary progressive MS (SPMS ...