Imaging the pathoanatomy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in vivo: targeting a propagation-based biological marker
J Kassubek, HP Müller, K Del Tredici, D Lulé… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
J Kassubek, HP Müller, K Del Tredici, D Lulé, M Gorges, H Braak, AC Ludolph
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2018•jnnp.bmj.comObjective Neuropathological studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have shown a
dissemination in a regional sequence in four anatomically defined patterns. The aim of this
retrospective study was to see whether longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data
support the pathological findings. Methods The application of DTI analysis to fibre structures
that are prone to be involved at each neuropathological pattern of ALS was performed in a
monocentre sample of 67 patients with ALS and 31 controls that obtained at least one follow …
dissemination in a regional sequence in four anatomically defined patterns. The aim of this
retrospective study was to see whether longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data
support the pathological findings. Methods The application of DTI analysis to fibre structures
that are prone to be involved at each neuropathological pattern of ALS was performed in a
monocentre sample of 67 patients with ALS and 31 controls that obtained at least one follow …
Objective
Neuropathological studies in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have shown a dissemination in a regional sequence in four anatomically defined patterns. The aim of this retrospective study was to see whether longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data support the pathological findings.
Methods
The application of DTI analysis to fibre structures that are prone to be involved at each neuropathological pattern of ALS was performed in a monocentre sample of 67 patients with ALS and 31 controls that obtained at least one follow-up scan after a median of 6 months.
Results
At the group level, longitudinal ALS data showed significant differences for the stage-related tract systems. At the individual level, 27% of the longitudinally scanned patients with ALS showed an increase in ALS stage, while the remaining were stable or were at the highest ALS stage. Longitudinal fractional anisotropy changes in the respective tract systems correlated significantly with the slope of the revised ALS functional rating scale.
Interpretation
The DTI-based protocol was able to image the disease patterns of ALS in vivo cross-sectionally and longitudinally, in support of DTI as a technical marker to image ALS stages.
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