Severe optic nerve damage in MS not a hurdle to some children
There is a clear subset of pediatric patients with demyelinating disease who have substantial damage to the nerve layer in the retina but nevertheless have no vision loss, a new study shows.
"Understanding how this subset of patients recover functionally after optic nerve damage could lead to great insight into best acute treatment options and a better understanding of brain plasticity and neural networking," lead author Samuel Hughes, BS, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, concluded...... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/paediatric
Severe optic nerve damage in MS not a hurdle.....
Severe optic nerve damage in MS not a hurdle.....
MS-UK - http://www.ms-uk.org/
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