Differentiating multiple sclerosis from cerebral small vessel disease using diffusion tensor imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy on normally appearing thalami

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the included RRMS patients

		RRMS group (n = 30)
Disease duration [mean ± SD]		5.53 ± 3.85
Total number of relapses [mean ± SD]		2.27 ± 1.16
EDSS [mean ± SD]		1.86 ± 1.26
DMDs	Yes	24 (80%)
DMDs	No	6 (20%)

RRMS Relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis, SD Standard deviation, DMDs Disease-modifying Drugs, EDSS Expanded disability status scale