New MRI scans reveal hidden brain changes after first MS symptoms

NCT ID NCT03692975

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study used a special MRI technique to look at tiny brain changes in people who recently had a first episode of symptoms that could lead to multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers compared 84 participants (patients and healthy controls) to see if early memory problems are linked to microscopic damage in the hippocampus, a brain area key for memory. The goal was to better understand how MS starts, not to test a treatment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

multiple sclerosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Bordeaux - service de neurologie

    Bordeaux, France