Liu, Y;
Duan, Y;
Huang, J;
Ren, Z;
Liu, Z;
Dong, H;
Weiler, F;
... Li, K; + view all
(2018)
Different patterns of longitudinal brain and spinal cord changes and their associations with disability progression in NMO and MS.
European Radiology
, 28
(1)
pp. 96-103.
10.1007/s00330-017-4921-x.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the longitudinal spinal cord and brain changes in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) and their associations with disability progression. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We recruited 28 NMO, 22 MS, and 20 healthy controls (HC), who underwent both spinal cord and brain MRI at baseline. Twenty-five NMO and 20 MS completed 1-year follow-up. Baseline spinal cord and brain lesion loads, mean upper cervical cord area (MUCCA), brain, and thalamus volume and their changes during a 1-year follow-up were measured and compared between groups. All the measurements were also compared between progressive and non-progressive groups in NMO and MS. RESULTS: MUCCA decreased significantly during the 1-year follow-up in NMO not in MS. Percentage brain volume changes (PBVC) and thalamus volume changes in MS were significantly higher than NMO. MUCCA changes were significantly different between progressive and non-progressive groups in NMO, while baseline brain lesion volume and PBVC were associated with disability progression in MS. MUCCA changes during 1-year follow-up showed association with clinical disability in NMO. CONCLUSION: Spinal cord atrophy changes were associated with disability progression in NMO, while baseline brain lesion load and whole brain atrophy changes were related to disability progression in MS. KEY POINTS: Spinal cord atrophy progression was observed in NMO; Spinal cord atrophy changes were associated with disability progression in NMO; Brain lesion and atrophy were related to disability progression in MS.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Different patterns of longitudinal brain and spinal cord changes and their associations with disability progression in NMO and MS |
| Location: | Germany |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00330-017-4921-x |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-4921-x |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Brain, MRI, Mean upper cervical cord area, Multiple sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1564824 |
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