The study was the first randomized - controlled trial to examine the potential benefits of the low fat diet on the management of MS.. The study found no significant differences between the two groups in
brain lesions detected on MRI brain scans or on other measures of MS.. But while the number of trial participants was relatively small, study leaders believe the significantly improved fatigue symptoms merited further and larger studies of the diet.
Not exact matches
In the Cardiovascular Health Study in the USA, 3,660 people aged 65 and older underwent
brain scans to
detect so called silent
brain infarcts, or small
lesions in the
brain that can cause loss of thinking skills, dementia and stroke.
Leading the work, Dr Nikos Evangelou, said: «We already knew that large research MRI scanners could
detect the proportion of
lesions with a vein in the
brain's white matter, but these scanners are not clinically available.
In examining autopsy samples from MS patients, the researchers
detected an abundance of amyloids in
brain lesions and damaged neurons, the hallmarks of the disease.
Special imaging with x-rays, MRI, and CT scans can help evaluate the bulla (middle ear cavity), inner ear, and
brain to
detect occult
lesions responsible for symptoms.
There are several advantages of BBTI over traditional CT scans (which is how
brain lesions at present are usually
detected).