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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 678-686Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1352458509103611
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benign multiple sclerosis; diffusion tensor; EDSS; gray matter T2 hypointensity; iron deposition; magnetic resonance imaging
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Background Gray matter (GM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2 hypointensity, a putative marker of iron deposition, commonly occurs in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, GM T2 hypointensity in benign MS (BMS) has not yet been characterized. Objective To determine the presence of deep GM T2 hypointensity in BMS, compare it to secondary progressive (SP) MS and assess its association with clinical and diffusion tensor (DT) MRI measures. Methods Thirty-five cognitively unimpaired BMS, 26 SPMS patients, and 25 healthy controls were analyzed for normalized T2-intensity in the basal ganglia and thalamus, global T2 hyperintense lesion volume, global atrophy, and white matter and GM DT metrics. Results BMS and SPMS patients showed deep GM T2 hypointensity compared with controls. T2 hypointensity was similar in both MS subgroups and moderately correlated (r = -0.45 to 0.42) with DT MRI metrics. GM T2 hypointensity in BMS showed a weak to moderate correlation (r = -0.44 to -0.35) with disability. Conclusions GM in BMS is not spared from structural change including iron deposition. However, while T2 hypointensity is related to global tissue disruption reflected in DT MRI, the expression of benign versus non-benign MS is likely related to other factors. Multiple Sclerosis 2009; 15: 678-686. http://msj.sagepub.com
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