Krijnen, EA;
van Dam, M;
Bajrami, A;
Bouman, PM;
Noteboom, S;
Barkhof, F;
Uitdehaag, BMJ;
... Schoonheim, MM; + view all
(2025)
Cortical lesions impact cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis via volume loss of nonlesional cortex.
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
, 12
(1)
pp. 121-136.
10.1002/acn3.52261.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the interrelationship between cortical lesions and cortical thinning and volume loss in people with multiple sclerosis within cortical networks, and how this relates to future cognition. METHODS: In this longitudinal study, 230 people with multiple sclerosis and 60 healthy controls underwent 3 Tesla MRI at baseline and neuropsychological assessment at baseline and 5-year follow-up. Cortical regions (N = 212) were divided into seven functional networks. Regions were defined as either lesional or normal-appearing cortex based on presence of a cortical lesion on artificial intelligence-generated double inversion-recovery scans. Cortical volume and thickness were determined within lesional or normal-appearing cortex. RESULTS: Prevalence of at least one cortical lesion was highest in the limbic (73%) followed by the default mode network (70.9%). Multiple sclerosis-related cortical thinning was more pronounced in lesional (mean Z-score = 0.70 ± 0.84) compared to normal-appearing cortex (−0.45 ± 0.60; P < 0.001) in all, except sensorimotor, networks. Cognitive dysfunction, particularly of verbal memory, visuospatial memory, and inhibition, at follow-up was best predicted by baseline network volume of normal-appearing cortex of the default mode network [B (95% CI) = 0.31 (0.18; 0.43), P < 0.001]. Mediation analysis showed that the effect of cortical lesions on future cognition was mediated by volume loss of the normal-appearing instead of lesional cortex, independent of white matter lesion volume. INTERPRETATION: Multiple sclerosis-related cortical thinning was worse in lesional compared to normal-appearing cortex, while volume loss of normal-appearing cortex was most predictive of subsequent cognitive decline, particularly in the default mode network. Mediation analyses indicate that cortical lesions impact cognitive decline plausibly by inducing atrophy, rather than through a direct effect.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Cortical lesions impact cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis via volume loss of nonlesional cortex |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acn3.52261 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.52261 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Neurological Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| 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/10204356 |
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