So much has changed in the two decades since I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). We could all tell stories about the evolution and progression of our own understanding of our disease and its symptoms, as well as that of our medical providers.
Periventricular Lesions May Be Particularly Problematic
New research published in the journal Brain seems to suggest that lesions located near the brain’s ventricles (called periventricular lesions) may be less likely to remyelinate than others and therefore more likely to cause greater neurodegeneration in the future.
Could Brain Health Exercises Help?
As I’ve oft said in the pages of Life With Multiple Sclerosis, forewarned is forearmed. If our medical team sees these periventricular white spots on an MRI, we can now assume they will not repair themselves to any great degree. That being the case, we might want to consider some preemptive brain health exercises.
