Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis
Fleischer V, Gröger A, Koirala N, Droby A, Muthuraman M, Kolber P, Reuter E, Meuth S, Zipp F, Groppa S. Increased structural white and grey matter network connectivity compensates for functional decline in early multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2016, 23: 432-441. PMID: 27246143, DOI: 10.1177/1352458516651503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMagnetic resonance imagingWhite matterClinical declineClinical impairmentRelapsing-remitting MS patientsEarly multiple sclerosisVoxel-based morphometryTemporo-parietal regionsNeuronal injuryConnectivity patternsMS patientsRemission phaseDisease stageDisease onsetHealthy controlsFunctional declineNervous systemGray matter networksResonance imagingProbabilistic tractographySclerosisStructural connectivityDisease