three new MS subtypes

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Artificial intelligence spots new patterns in MRI

https://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/l ... tterns-mri

Three new MS subtypes. The researchers describe each subtype by the first changes visible on MRI scans:

1. Changes in the volume of brain tissue in the outer part of the brain.

2. Changes in nerve cells’ ability to send messages in the inner part of the brain.

3. Areas of myelin damage concentrated in lesions, occurring early on in the condition.

By analysing so many brain scans alongside clinical data, the AI was also able to predict how people with these different sub-types are likely to progress. And even how they may respond to treatment.

More research is still needed. But Arman tells me this study and others could one day change the way we talk about the distinction between relapsing and progressive MS.