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New Study: Iron Levels in Brain Linked to Disability

July 18, 2018

Researchers used novel MRI imaging to measure iron levels in different areas of the brain in 600 people with MS. They reported that people with longer disease duration and more disability tended to have higher iron levels in the region called the basal ganglia (associated with movement) and lower levels in the region called the thalamus (related to the senses). More research is needed to understand whether iron abnormalities contribute to nervous system damage, and whether this imaging method will someday help predict a person’s disease course.

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About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.

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