Journal
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2679
Keywords
benign multiple sclerosis; brain atrophy; corpus callosum index; thalamus; MRI
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- Finnish Cultural Foundation
- Kuopio University Hospital
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This study found differences in brain structures between benign relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (BRRMS) and aggressive relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (ARRMS), with thalamic volume being the most prominent differentiating measure. In addition, the validation of automated quantification of corpus callosum index (CCI) provides an applicable MRI biomarker to detect brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis.
Background Brain atrophy appears during the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) and is associated with the disability caused by the disease. Methods We investigated global and regional grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) volumes, WM lesion load, and corpus callosum index (CCI), in benign relapsing-remitting MS (BRRMS, n = 35) with and without any treatment and compared those to aggressive relapsing-remitting MS (ARRMS, n = 46). Structures were analyzed by using an automated MRI quantification tool (cNeuro (R)). Results The total brain and cerebral WM volumes were larger in BRRMS than in ARRMS (p = .014, p = .017 respectively). In BRRMS, total brain volumes, regional GM volumes, and CCI were found similar whether or not disease-modifying treatment (DMT) was used. The total (p = .033), as well as subcortical (p = .046) and deep WM (p = .041) lesion load volumes were larger in BRRMS patients without DMT. Cortical GM volumes did not differ between BRRMS and ARRMS, but the volumes of total brain tissue (p = .014) and thalami (p = .003) were larger in patients with BRRMS compared to ARRMS. A positive correlation was found between CCI and whole-brain volume in both BRRMS (r = .73, p < .001) and ARRMS (r = .80, p < .01). Conclusions Thalamic volume is the most prominent measure to differentiate BRRMS and ARRMS. Validation of automated quantification of CCI provides an additional applicable MRI biomarker to detect brain atrophy in MS.
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