Kids with MS have higher disease activity but............

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Children with MS have higher disease activity but better myelin repair than adults

Quantitative determination of regional lesion volume and distribution in children and adults with RRMS.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Onset of MS occurs during childhood in about 5% of cases. It is unclear whether very young age at MS onset, when the nervous system is still myelinating, affects MS lesion accrual or regional distribution.......... Read More - http://www.ms-uk.org/paediatric