ZIVADINOV , Robert

MRI plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in children, as it does in adults. The presence of multiple lesions in CNS locations commonly affected by MS, along with the presence of both enhancing and nonenhancing lesions, can facilitate a diagnosis of MS at the time of a first attack, whereas the accrual of serial...

Background: Volumetric MRI surrogate markers of disease progression are lacking. Objective: To establish cut-off values of brain volume loss able to discriminate between healthy controls and MS patients. Methods: In total, 386 patients after first demyelinating event suggestive of MS (CIS), 964 relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients, 63...