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Date:5/12/2008

but visual memory isn't, use more visual cues in teaching," he advised.

Amato added: "In general, treatment and support may help the [child] and the family to cope with psychosocial difficulties. Moreover, it is possible that brain plasticity, as well as reparative and compensatory abilities, may be more efficient in this age range. Therefore, early treatment strategies, both rehabilitative and pharmacological, may lead to a better outcome."

The study was funded, in part, by a grant from drug maker Biogen-Dompe, which produces medications for MS.

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To learn more about multiple sclerosis, visit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.



SOURCES: Maria Pia Amato, M.D., associate professor, neurology, University of Florence, Italy; Rosalind Kalb, Ph.D., vice president, professional resource center, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City, and co-author, Multiple Sclerosis: Understanding the Cognitive Challenge; Nicholas LaRocca, Ph.D., vice president, health care delivery and policy research, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City, and co-author, Multiple Sclerosis: Understanding the Cognitive Challenge; May 13, 2008, Neurology


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